London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Retail Market | 79 | — |
| Grocery Shops | 147 | 14 |
| Food Hawkers | 23 | — |
| Under Meat Regulations | 9 | — |
| Milk Sampling | 79 | — |
| Milk examined on the highway | 98 | — |
| Observations of Milk Roundsmen | 5 | — |
| Tents, Vans and Sheds | 14 | — |
| Streams | 21 | 2 |
| Nuisances from keeping animals | 5 | 7 |
| Piggeries | 35 | — |
| Smoke | 4 | 1 |
| Drain Tests— | ||
| (a) Smoke 8 | ||
| (b) Water 10 | ||
| (c) Colour 21 | ||
| (d) Chemical 13 | ||
| (e) Mirrored 4 | ||
| — | 56 | — |
| Urinals | 65 | 2 |
| Accumulations | 87 | 35 |
| Rats and Mice Destruction Act | 64 | 42 |
| Special Visits | 438 | — |
| Smallpox contact visits (contacts | ||
| seen 132) | 139 | — |
| Rag1 and Bone Dealers | 7 | 1 |
| Poison and Pharmacy Act | 2 | — |
| Diseases of Animals Acts | 167 | — |
| Stables | 13 | — |
| Water Sampling | 1 | — |
| Totals | 6450 | 3752 |
In addition there were 2,126 interviews
with owners, agents,
etc., many of which were at
properties under notice.