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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Streams | 3 | 4 | |
| Nuisances from keeping of Animals | 2 | 1 | |
| Piggeries | 5 | — | |
| Smoke | 11 | — | |
| Drain Tests— | |||
| (a) Smoke | 14 | ||
| (b) Water | 4 | ||
| (c) Colour | — | ||
| (d) Chemical | 2 | 20 | — |
| Urinals | 21 | 13 | |
| Accumulations | 26 | 16 | |
| Rats and Mice Destruction Act | 102 | 35 | |
| Interviews, Owners, Agents, etc. | 691 | — | |
| Stables | 8 | 2 | |
| Special Visits | 382 | — | |
| Smallpox Epidemic—visits to contacts (No. of contacts seen at all visits, 4,715) | 2121 | - | |
| Rag and Hone Dealers | 3 | — | |
| Totals | 6766 | 1938 | |
| HOUSING: | |
|---|---|
| Drains relaid or repaired | 65 |
| Drains unstopped | 54 |
| W.C.'s renewed or repaired | 204 |
| W.C. pans cleansed | 12 |
| Soil pipes, vent pipes, renewed or repaired | 7 |
| Sinks renewed | 76 |
| Sink waste pipes renewed or repaired | 51 |
| Bath waste pipes renewed or repaired | 4 |
| Roofs, rain water pipes guttering renewed, etc | 285 |
| Damp courses provided | 75 |