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 Bromley]
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APPENDIX VIII
Summary of work of sanitary Inspectors for the year
1934.
| Inspections. | Nuisances and Defects found. | On Complaint. | Routine Inspections. | Re- Inspections. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk examined on highway | 2 | — | 44 | — | 44 |
| Retail market | — | — | 78 | 1 | 79 |
| Slaughterhouses | — | — | 558 | 4 | 562 |
| Milk and Dairies Order—Contraventions | — | — | 4 | — | 4 |
| Milk, Observations on roundsmen | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Trade Premises— | |||||
| Factories | 29 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 47 |
| Workshops | 21 | 2 | 33 | 26 | 61 |
| Outworkers' premises | — | — | 17 | — | 17 |
| Under Shops Acts | 54 | 22 | 783 | 12 | 817 |
| Under Petroleum Acts | 1 | — | 210 | 33 | 243 |
| Registry Offices | 1 | — | 30 | — | 30 |
| Diseases of Animals Acts— | — | — | 9 | — | 9 |
| Inspections | — | 1 | 98 | — | 99 |
| Interviews | — | — | 10 | — | 10 |
| Offensive trades | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | 11 |
| Poisons and Pharmacy licences | — | — | 6 | — | 6 |
| Viscose Works, Visits to | — | 3 | 7 | — | 10 |
| Viscose Works, Observations made | — | — | 45 | — | 45 |
| Premises visited re viscose smells | — | 3 | 2 | — | 5 |
| M iscellaneous— | |||||
| Accumulations | 36 | 37 | 20 | 31 | 88 |
| Animal nuisances, from keeping | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Pigs | — | — | — | — | — |
| Drain tests—Smoke | — | 1 | 35 | 10 | 46 |
| Water | — | 1 | 63 | 16 | 80 10 |
| Colour | — | — | 10 | — | |
| Chemical | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Mirror | — | 3 | 13 | — | 16 |
| Food poisoning enquiries | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Piggeries | — | — | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| Rag and Bone dealers | 2 | — | 7 | — | 7 |
| Rats and Mice Destruction Act | 93 | 59 | 54 | 106 | 219 |
| Schools | 96 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 36 |
| Small-pox—Visits contacts seen (3) | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Smoke | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| Special visits | 2 | — | 331 | — | 331 |
| Stables | — | — | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Streams | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Tents, Vans and Sheds | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Urinals | 2 | 3 | 38 | 6 | 47 |
| Interviews, owners, agents (Total 2178) | |||||
| Rag Flock samples | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Water Sampling—Bacteriological | — | — | 2 | — | H |
| Chemical | — | — | 2 | — | B |
| Totals | 4223 | 830 | 8526 | 4336 | 13692 |