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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

Bromley 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Shops Acts.
Regular inspections were made by the Inspectors under
the Shops (Early Closing) Act, and the Shops Act, 1912.
Both these Acts are very well observed in the Borough, and
no prosecutions were necessary during the year.
Factory and Workshops Acts.

Table: The total number on the Register is 258, and the following is a tabulation of the business:

The total number on the Register is 258, and the following is a tabulation of the business:

Bakehouses23
Bootmakers22
Tailors17
Laundries33
Motor and Cycle Engineers28
Restaurant and Eating Houses16
Dressmakers18
Other Trades101

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Premises Controlled by Bye=laws or Regulations.

Table: The following is a tabulation of premises which came under regular or periodic visitation from the Health Department:

The following is a tabulation of premises which came under regular or periodic visitation from the Health Department:

Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops45
Ice Cream Premises50
Bakehouses23
Butchers' Premises42
Slaughterhouses11
Hotels and Restaurants16
Fish Shops36
Other Food Shops40
Cinemas2*
Factories and Workshops258
Offensive Trade (Tallow melting)1
Common Lodging House1
(*0ne is in course of reconstruction.)