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Orpington 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]

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SECTION G.
OTHER SERVICES
Diseases of Animals Acts.
This is a service carried out by the County Council.
Registries for Female Domestic Servants.
There is one person so registered, and there was only one
minor contravention.
Regulation of the Use of Movable Dwellings.
There has been an increasing use of caravans in the district,
partly due to the shortage of houses and partly due to the
attractive nature of the countryside in the southern part of the
district.
Licences have been issued under Town Planning for some
four caravan sites with a total accommodation for 100 caravans
and tents, and four caravans on isolated plots of land. Each
caravan is subject to the approval and licence of the Health
Committee under the Public Health Acts. In addition there is
an unspecified number of caravans and movable dwellings which
are exempt from licences under Section 269 of the Public Health
Act, 1936.