Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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TABLE VII
SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
INSPECTORS.
No. of Inspections | No. of premises at which defects or contraventions were found | |
---|---|---|
Housing Inspection. | ||
For defects and nuisances | 823 | 120 |
Verminous conditions | 9 | 2 |
Water Supply | 158 | — |
Cesspools | 88 | 3 |
Common Lodging Houses | 2 | — |
Drainage | 1,228 | 12 |
Under Rent Act, 1957 | 55 (2,363) | 9 (146) |
Infectious Diseases. | ||
Inquiry Visits | 340 | — |
Disinfection | 63 (403) | (—) |
Food Premises. | ||
Bakehouses | 27 | 2 |
Butcher | 168 | 4 |
Dairies and Milkshops | 12 | — |
Fishmongers and Poulterers | 24 | 2 |
Fish Fryers | 18 | — |
Food Preparing or Manufacturing Premises | 41 | — |
Greengrocers | 54 | 1 |
Grocers | 427 | 12 |
Ice Cream Premises | 109 | 2 |
Restaurants, Hotels, Canteens | 130 | 10 |
Slaughterhouses | 3 | — |
Street Vendors and Hawkers' Carts | 40 | 3 |
Visits in connection with sampling | 167 | — |
Miscellaneous | 484 (1,704) | (36) |
Factories. | ||
Factories with mechanical power | 66 | 3 |
Factories without mechanical power | 8 | 1 |
Other premises classified as factories | 23 | — |
Emission of smoke, grit and fumes | 549 (646) | 5 (9) |
Rodent Control. | ||
Miscellaneous premises | 253 (253) | 201 (201) |
Trade Premises. | ||
Shops (for Shops Act) | 382 | 48 |
Piggeries | 52 | 1 |
Caravan Sites | 95 | — |
Hairdressers | 54 (583) | (49) |