London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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2. Complaints.
| General Sanitary Defects | 220 |
| Drainage | 310 |
| Keeping of Animals | 7 |
| Offensive accumulations | 66 |
| Verminous premises | 15 |
| Water Supply | 11 |
| Rats | 523 |
| Mice | 54 |
| Overcrowding | 21 |
| Foods | 41 |
| Dustbins | 26 |
| Smoke | 41 |
| Moveable Dwellings | 2 |
| Miscellaneous | 26 |
| 1,363 |
3. Notices.
Two hundred and thirteen Informal Notices were served,
drawing the attention of the owners to the existence of nuisances at
their properties and requesting abatement.