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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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| General Sanitary Defects | 226 |
| Drainage | 498 |
| Keeping of Animals | 25 |
| Accumulations and Smells | 83 |
| Verminous Premises | 22 |
| Water Supply | 9 |
| Rats | 344 |
| Mice | 48 |
| Overcrowding | 12 |
| Food | 65 |
| Dustbins | 35 |
| Smoke | 51 |
| Flooding | 8 |
| Pests generally | 27 |
| Fouling of footpaths | 2 |
| Noise | 1 |
| 1,456 | |
| Statutory | 4 |
| Informal | 141 |
| Food | 60 |
| Shops | 22 |
| Rats | 13 |
| Factories | 9 |
| Agriculture (Safety, etc.) Provisions | 5 |
| Clean Air Act | 4 |
| 258 |