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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

Orpington 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]

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Factories and Workshops.—Fifty-nine visits were paid to
these premises and 110 nuisances were discovered.

Table: SUMMARY.

SUMMARY.

Number of visits paid during the year2512
,, ,, nuisances discovered182
,, ,, preliminary notices served78
,, ,, Statutory Notices served2
,, ,, visits to Cowsheds and Dairies442
,, ,, visits to Foodshops353
,, ,, visits to Bakehouses144
,, ,, visits to Slaughterhouses272
,, ,, lbs. of meat condemned2013
,, ,, premises disinfected64
Batches of bedding steam disinfected10
Number of Milk samples taken14
,, ,, visits to Piggeries40
,, ,, visits in connection with rat infestation45
,, ,, visits to Factories and Workshops59
,, ,, visits in connection with Shop Acts74
,, ,, visits in connection with Housing Acts162
WORK EXECUTED.
Dustbins provided7
Overflowing Cesspools emptied7
Cesspools abolished9
Obstructed drains cleared10
Defective drains repaired1
Offensive accumulations removed7
Defective water closet cisterns repaired1
Defective water supply pipes repaired1
Dampness remedied39
Walls and ceilings cleansed and repaired32
Roofs and gutterings repaired7
Floors repaired8
Miscellaneous repairs18
Verminous rooms disinfested7
Nuisance from keeping of animals abated2
Additional water closets provided3
Additional lavatory basins provided3
Defective water closet renewed1
Connections to sewer9
Nuisances arising from tents, vans and sheds abated8
Smoke nuisances2

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W, T. WEEDY,
Cert. R.S.I. (Joint Board) M.S.I.A.
Cert. R.S.I. (Insp. of Meat and other Foods,