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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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TABLE VI.
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 | 1,148 | 52 | |
| Verminous conditions | 5 | 2 | |
| Water Supply | 66 | 1 | |
| Cesspools | 66 | 9 | |
| Common Lodging Houses | 57 | 1 | |
| Drainage | 969 | 94 | |
| Under Rent Act, 1957 | 27 | 4 | |
| (2,338) | (163) | ||
| Infectious Diseases. | |||
| Inquiry Visits | 141 | — | |
| Disinfection | 3 | — | |
| (144) | ( — ) | ||
| Food Premises. | |||
| Bakehouses | 44 | 4 | |
| Bakers' Shops | 16 | — | |
| Butchers | 134 | 15 | |
| Dairies and Milkshops | 24 | — | |
| Fishmongers and Poulterers | 32 | 4 | |
| Fish Fryers | 16 | — | |
| Food Preparing or Manufacturing Premises | 32 | – | |
| Greengrocers | 47 | 6 | |
| Grocers | 240 | 15 | |
| Ice Cream Premises | 61 | — | |
| Restaurants, Hotels and Canteens | 90 | 5 | |
| Street Vendors and Hawkers' Carts | 50 | — | |
| Visits in connection with sampling | 112 | — | |
| Miscellaneous | 272 | — | |
| (1,170) | (49) | ||
| Factories. | |||
| Factories with mechanical power | 29 | 1 | |
| Factories without mechanical power | 7 | 1 | |
| Other premises classified as factories | 1 | — | |
| Emission of smoke, grit, fumes and noise | 88 | – | |
| (125) | (2) | ||
| Rodent Control. | |||
| Miscellaneous premises | 160 | — | |
| (160) | ( — ) | ||