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Bromley 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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The amount of unsound meat duly found on inspection
and condemned, during the comparatively short time that
systematic inspection was practised, compared with the
extremely small amounts thus dealt with in previous years,
proves the great utility of the Meat Regulations now in force,
when these are thoroughly carried out.
Special attention is directed to the large proportion of
Tuberculosis meat, which has thus been prevented from being
put on the market.
Bakehouses.—There are 23 Bakehouses within the District.
All are regularly inspected, 178 visits being paid during the
year, and in 37 instances were defects found.
SALE OP FOODS AND DRUGS ACTS.
The Sale of Poods and Drugs Acts is under the control
of the Kent County Council.
FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT.
It will be seen from the subjoined list that there are
24 Factories and 121 Workshops on the register.
During the year 221 visits of inspection have been paid, and in 43 instances nuisances or irregularities were discovered.
| Trade. | Number of | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories. | Workshops. | ||
| Saw Mills | 5 | — | 5 |
| Laundries | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Cycle Works | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| Carriage Makers and Wheelwrights | — | 6 | 6 |
| Printing | 3 | — | 3 |
| Carpenters and Builders | 1 | 20 | 21 |
| Undertakers | — | 1 | 1 |
| Shoeing Forges | — | 15 | 15 |
| Dressmakers and Tailors | — | 7 | 7 |
| Upholsterers | — | 3 | 3 |
| Bakeries | — | 22 | 22 |
| Paper Mills | 2 | — | 2 |
| Harness Making | — | 3 | 3 |
| Bootmaking and Repairing | — | 18 | 18 |
| Chaff Cutting and Corn Grinding | 2 | — | 2 |
| Motor Repair Factories | 2 | — | 2 |
| Sculptural Factory | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cab Washing (workplace) | — | 1 | 1 |
| Basket Making | — | 1 | 1 |
| Gunsmith | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 24 | 121 | 145 |