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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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I am indebted to the Chief Public Health Inspector for the
following report:
DETAILS OF INSPECTION WORK CARRIED OUT
| Inspections. | Re-inspections | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses inspected (all particulars recorded) | 17 | 173 |
| Houses inspected (defects only records) | 142 | 389 |
| Houses inspected (certificates of disrepair) | ||
| Houses inspected (improvement grants) | 32 | - |
| Houses inspected (Housing Act, 1936, Overcrowding) | 4 | 2 |
| Houses inspected re Infectious Disease (including scabies) | 844 | 266 |
| Factories with mechanical power | 96 | 19 |
| Factories Without Mechanical power | 3 | - |
| Outworkers' premises | 33 | 3 |
| Other premises under the Act | 1 | - |
| Bakehouses | 51 | 42 |
| Water Samples | 24 | 1 |
| Food and Drugs Act Samples | 123 | 1 |
| Dairies and distributors | 23 | 1 |
| Ice Cream premises | 185 | 2 |
| Restaurants, etc, | 218 | 99 |
| Fish premises | 84 | 47 |
| Meat Shops | 296 | 127 |
| Public Houses | 68 | 23 |
| Shops re unsound food | 339 | 54 |
| Other premises where food is prepared | 1589 | 267 |
| Offensive accumulations | 72 | 133 |
| Stables | 12 | 4 |
| Keeping of Animals | 45 | 17 |
| Rats | 173 | 100 |
| Drains inspected | 633 | |
| Drains tested (water, smoke or colour) | 87 | - |
| Dustbins | 1 | 2 |
| Verminous premises | 41 | 51 |
| Smoke observations | 6 | |
| Tents, Vans and Sheds | 30 | 92 |
| Refuse Tips | 145 | - |
| Refuse Removal and Salvage | 387 | 9 |
| Conveniences | 67 | 32 |
| Pet Animals Act, 1951 | 26 | 7 |
| Council House Applicants | 158 | 10 |
| Shops Act, 1950 | 558 | 2 |
| Employment of Young Persons Act, 1938 | - | 2 |
| National Assistance Act, 1948 - Sec.47 | 9 | 6 |
| Miscellaneous inspections | 437 | 13 |
| Clean Air Act, 1956. Smoke Control Areas | 537 | 179 |
| Clean Air Act (Other than Smoke Control Areas) | 6 | 1 |
| Rent Act | 20 | 45 |
| Noise Abatement Act | 26 | 58 |
| Offices, Shops ana Railway Premises | 151 | 22 |
| Boarding of Animals Act | 8 | 5 |
| Housing Act 1961. (Houses let in multiple occupation) | 3 | 9 |
| Litter Act. | 1 | - |