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Chislehurst 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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CLEANSING, ETC., OF PERSONS.
The following work has been done during the year in connection with the Clinic established by the Council for the cleansing of verminous persons, etc.
| Scabies | Lice | Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Infected | Number of Contacts | |||
| Men | 91 | 24 | - | 115 |
| Women | 221 | 57 | - | 278 |
| Children | 364 | 61 | 97 | 522 |
| Totals | 676 | 142 | 97 | 915 |
URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL OF CHISLEHURST AND
SIDCUP.
REPORT OF THE CHIEF SANITARY AND SHOPS ACT
INSPECTOR
For the Year ended 31st December, 1944.
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, 1944.
1. Inspections—General.
A total of 9,804 inspections were made during the year, as
follows:—
4,201 to dwelling-houses (Public Health Acts)
200 „ dwelling-houses (Housing Acts)
93 „ farms, dairies and cowsheds
5 „ slaughterhouses
72 „ piggeries
58 „ bakehouses
24 „ fish friers
418 „ other food preparing premises
156 „ factories with mechanical power
46 „ factories without mechanical power
69 „ outworkers' premises
1,298 „ premises for rats and mice
465 „ cases of infectious disease—general
397 „ cases of infectious disease—tuberculosis
240 „ vans and sheds
20 „ pickers' huts
18 „ smoke abatement