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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Inspections. | Nuisances and Defects found. | On Complaint. | Routine Inspections. | Re- Inspections. | Total Inspections. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under Insp. of District Reg | 2'278 | 3 | 263 | 21-25 | 2391 |
| Housing Act, 1930, Sec. 17 | 383 | — | 52 | 220 | -27-2 |
| Sec. 19 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
| For Nuisances (No. not confirmed, 50) | 1648 | 458 | 45 | 1433 | 19345 |
| Overcrowding | 6 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 35 |
| Verminous houses | 38 | 43 | 1 | 35 | 79 |
| Dirty conditions | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Water supply | — | — | 5 | — | 5 |
| Cesspools | 6 | 8 | 45 | 329 | 38-2 |
| Earth closets | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Privy pans | — | — | 6 | 83 | 89 |
| Privy bins | 1 | — | 2 | 394 | 396 |
| Infectious disease | 1 | — | 231 | 28 | '259 |
| Disinfection purposes | — | — | 95 | 14 | 109 |
| Disinfestation purposes | 11 | — | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Tuberculosis visits | — | — | 7 | — | 7 |
| Miscellaneous | — | — | 4 | — | 4 |
| Totals | 4375 | 524 | 768 | 470-2 | 5994 |
| Bakehouses—Factories | 18 | — | 28 | 15 | 43 |
| Workshops | 11 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 52 |
| Butchers' shops | 9 | 6 | 952 | 19 | 977 |
| Confectionery shops | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Dairies, Cowsheds, etc | — | 1 | 86 | 5 | 92 |
| Fish shops | — | — | 231 | - | 231 |
| Fried fish shops | — | — | 10 | — | 10 |
| Food hawkers | 4 | 2 | 155 | 1 | 158 |
| Greengrocery, fruiterers | 1 | 1 | 121 | — | 122 |
| Grocery shops | 36 | 4 | 161 | 7 | 172 |
| Hotels, Restaurants, etc | 10 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 22 |
| Ice cream premises | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Meat Regulations (spec, visits) | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Milk Sampling—Bact. ord | — | 2 | 52 | 1 | 55 |
| „ graded | — | — | 59 | — | 59 |
| Tuberc | — | — | 5 | — | 5 |
| Chemical | — | — | 1 | - | 1 |
| Milk and Dairies Order—Contravention | — | — | 1 | - | 1 |
| Milk examined on highway | — | — | 54 | — | 54 |
| Retail market | — | — | 121 | _ | 121 |
| Slaughterhouses | — | — | 634 | 7 | 641 |
| Cooked meat shops | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 93 | 19 | 2722 | 89 | 2830 |