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Chislehurst 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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37
URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL OF
CHISLEHURST & SIDCUP
REPORT OF THE CHIEF SANITARY AND SHOPS ACTS
INSPECTOR
For the Year ended 31st December, 1937.
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour of submitting a Report on the Sanitary
and Shops Acts inspection carried out in the District during
the year ended 31st December, 1937.
1. Inspections— General.
A total of 6,431 inspections were made during the year as follow:—
| 2,197 | to dwelling-houses (Public Health Acts) |
| 1,540 | do. (Housing Acts) |
| 102 | farms, dairies and cowsheds |
| 255 | slaughterhouses |
| 73 | piggeries |
| 34 | bakehouses |
| 20 | fish friers |
| 163 | other food preparing premises |
| 61 | factories |
| 50 | workshops |
| 3 | workplaces |
| 186 | premises for rats and mice |
| 218 | cases of infectious diseases |
| 9 | rivers and streams |
| 7 | vans and sheds |
| 24 | pickers' huts |
| 521 | smoke abatement |
| 26 | water supplies |
| 896 | shops |
| 46 | various |
| 6,431 | Total |
2. Complaints.
362 complaints were received and investigated. Where
necessary, appropriate action was taken. They were as
follow:—
192 re general sanitary defects
10 keeping of animals
31 offensive accumulations
23 verminous premises