London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bexley 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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| Inspections | Re-inspections | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses inspected (all particulars recorded) | 41 | 89 |
| Houses inspected (defects only recorded) | 81 | 447 |
| Houses inspected (certificates of disrepair) | 22 | 38 |
| Houses inspected (improvement grants) | 79 | 4 |
| Houses inspected (Housing Act, 1936, Overcrowding) | 15 | 7 |
| Houses inspected re Infectious Disease (including scabies) | 105 | 50 |
| Factories with mechanical power | 162 | 51 |
| Factories without mechanical power | 5 | — |
| Outworkers' premises | 21 | — |
| Other premises under the Act | 5 | 5 |
| Bakehouses | 38 | 29 |
| Water Samples | 16 | 1 |
| Food and Drugs Act Samples | 201 | 23 |
| Dairies and distributors | 12 | 3 |
| Ice Cream premises | 60 | 1 |
| Restaurants, etc | 152 | 48 |
| Fish premises | 83 | 43 |
| Meat Shops | 224 | 49 |
| Public Houses | 12 | 2 |
| Shops re unsound food | 306 | 88 |
| Other premises where food is prepared | 540 | 130 |
| Offensive accumulations | 60 | 40 |
| Stables | y | 2 |
| Keeping of Animals | 38 | 27 |
| Rats | 159 | 115 |
| Drains inspected | 544 | 553 |
| Drains tested (water, smoke or colour) | 88 | 19 |
| Dustbins | 15 | 10 |
| Verminous premises | 40 | 57 |
| Smoke observations | 45 | 18 |
| Tents, Vans and Sheds | 13 | 36 |
| Refuse Tips | 330 | 2 |
| Refuse Removal and Salvage | 599 | 5 |
| Conveniences | 108 | — |
| Pet Animals Act, 1951 | 11 | 3 |
| Council House applicants | 272 | 118 |
| Shops Act, 1950 | 513 | 8 |
| National Assistance Act, 1948—Sec. 47 | 3 | - |
| Miscellaneous inspections | 824 | 109 |
| Clean Air Act | 313 | 244 |