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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No. of Inspections. | No. of premises at which defects or contraventions were found. | |
---|---|---|
Housing Inspection. | ||
For defects and nuisances | 1,217 | 65 |
Verminous conditions | 11 | 6 |
Water Supply | 104 | 7 |
Cesspools | 106 | 6 |
Common Lodging Houses | 23 | — |
Drainage | 1.325 | 61 |
Under Rent Act, 1957 .. | 15 | 2 |
(2,801) | (147) | |
Infectious Diseases. | ||
Inquiry Visits | 203 | — |
Disinfection | 9 | — |
(212) | (-) | |
Food Premises | ||
Bakehouses | 44 | 8 |
Bakers' Shops | 10 | 3 |
Butchers | 133 | 12 |
Dairies and Milkshops | 33 | 1 |
Fishmongers and Poulterers .. | 20 | 4 |
Fish Fryers | 19 | — |
Food preparing or manufacturing Premises | 9 | |
Greengrocers | 91 | 10 |
Grocers | 484 | 43 |
Ice Cream Premises | 102 | 7 |
Restaurants, Hotels and Canteens | 122 | 16 |
Street Vendors and Hawkers' Carts | 51 | 4 |
Visits in connection with sampling | 131 | — |
Miscellaneous | 368 | — |
(1,617) | (108) | |
Factories. | ||
Factories with mechanical power | 69 | 2 |
Factories without mechanical power.. | — | — |
Other premises classified as Factories | 13 | — |
Emission of smoke, grit, fumes and noise | 307 | 1 |
(389) | (3) | |
Rodent Control. | ||
Miscellaneous premises | 254 | 20 |
(254) | (20) |