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
Orpington 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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| No. of Inspections | N'o. of premises at which defects or :ontraventions were found | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For defects and nuisances | 785 | 40 | ||
| Verminous conditions | 25 | 7 | ||
| Water supply | 113 | 2 | ||
| Cesspools | 50 | 10 | ||
| Common Lodging Houses | 10 | — | ||
| Drainage | 1,097(2,080) | 56(115) | ||
| Inquiry visits | 119 | — | ||
| Disinfection | 2(121) | —(-) | ||
| Bakehouses | 25 | — | ||
| Butchers | 91 | 5 | ||
| Dairies and Milkshops | 46 | — | ||
| Fishmongers and Poulterers | 8 | 2 | ||
| Fish Fryers | 9 | — | ||
| Food Preparing and Manufacturing Premises | 22 | — | ||
| Greengrocers | 27 | 4 | ||
| Grocers | 256 | 13 | ||
| Ice Cream Premises | 58 | — | ||
| Restaurants, Hotels, Canteens | 56 | 4 | ||
| Slaughterhouses | 160 | 3 | ||
| Street Vendors, Stalls and Hawkers Carts | 47 | 2 | ||
| Visits in connection with sampling | 192 | — | ||
| Visits under Food Hygiene Regulations | 498 | 27 | ||
| Miscellaneous | 345(1,940) | —(60) | ||
| Factories | ||||
| 4 | - | |||
| Factories without mechanical power | 31 | 2 | ||
| Other premises classified as factories | 5 | — | ||
| Emission of smoke, fumes and grit | 119(159) | 2(4) | ||
| Shops (for Shops Act) | 123 | 24 | ||
| Piggeries | 59 | — | ||
| Caravan Sites | 56(238) | —(24) | ||
| Swimming Baths | 4 | - | ||
| Suspected Food Poisoning | 17 | - | ||
| Keeping of Animals | 36 | 4 | ||
| Noxious accumulations | 23 | 11 | ||
| Schools | — | — | ||
| Public Conveniences | 20 | — | ||
| Rivers, Streams, etc | 11(111) | —(15) | ||
| 618(618) | -(-) | |||
| 5,257 | 218 | |||