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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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NURSING FACILITIES.
No change has been made in regard to the nursing facilities for
this District.
MATERNITY AND NURSING HOMES.
The powers under the Public Health Act relating to Nursing and
Maternity Homes have been delegated by the County Council to the
District Council.
There are two registered Homes within the District, which provide
15 beds for maternity cases and 2 beds for other cases.
| Number. | No. of Visits. | No. of Defects found. | No. of defects remedied. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairies and Cowsheds | 75 | 141 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slaughterhouses | 17 | 11 | — | — | |
| Bakehouses | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | |
| Piggeries | 27 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| Other food preparing places | 270 | 524 | — | — | |
| Factories | 220 | 37 | 4 | 4 | |
| Workshops | |||||
| Workplaces | |||||
| Common Lodging Houses | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Houses—Let— in Lodgings | — | — | — | — | |
| TOTALS | 430 | 732 | 9 | 9 | |