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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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SCHOOLS.
It was not found necessary to close a School during the year in
consequence of the prevalence of Infectious Disease amongst the
scholars.
SUMMARY OF REGULATED TRADES.
| Total Number. | No. of Visits. | Defects. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. found. | No. Remedied | |||
| Dairies | 82 | 139 | 1 | 1 |
| Cowsheds | 1 | 1 | ||
| Slaughterhouses— Licensed | 17 | 1 | _ | — |
| Registered | — | — | — | — |
| Bakehouses | 20 | 16 | — | — |
| Piggeries | 28 | 2 | — | — |
| Other food preparing places | 270 | 454 | 1 | 1 |
| Factories | 172 | 14 | — | _ |
| Workshops | 1 | 1 | ||
| Workplaces | ||||
| Common Lodging Houses | 1 | 2 | _ | — |
| Houses—Let-in-Lodgings | — | — | — | — |
| TOTALS | 590 | 629 | 4 | 4 |