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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
Chislehurst 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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| Printers | 3 |
| Radio Manufacturers | 1 |
| Saw Mills | 1 |
| Smiths | 2 |
| Surgical Instrument Makers | 1 |
| Surgical Rubber Manufacturers | 1 |
| Tailor | 1 |
| Upholsterers | 4 |
| Ventilation Engineers | 1 |
| Window Manufacturer | 1 |
| Woodcutter | 1 |
| Total | 99 |
| No. of Premises | Visits Paid | Defects | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | |||
| Dairies. | 29 | 152 | 32 | 22 |
| Cowsheds. | 4 | |||
| Slaughterhouses Licensed | 2 | 283 | 28 | 28 |
| Registered | 3 | |||
| Bakehouses. | 19 | 47 | 37 | 32 |
| Piggeries | 22 | 60 | 8 | 8 |
| Other food preparing places | 135 | 193 | 72 | 72 |
| Factories. | 99 | 229 | 19 | 19 |
| Workplaces. | - | - | - | - |
| Houses let in lodgings | - | - | - | - |
| Common Lodging Houses | — | — | - | — |
| Totals | 313 | 964 | 196 | 181 |
SHOPS AND OFFICES.
Inspection of shops within the District is carried out in
order to enforce the provisions of the Shops Acts.
In one case a shop was provided with additional ventilation,
and two shops were provided with heating apparatus. In
addition, an additional water-closet was provided in connection
with a shop.
Inspection has also been made of the Offices within the
District.
SWIMMING BATHS AND POOLS.
There are no public swimming baths in the District.