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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Type of Inspections. | Nuisances and defects found. | No of Inspections. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Complaint. | Routine Inspections. | Re- Inspections. | Total Inspections. | ||
| Factories | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 16 |
| Workshops | 7 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 41 |
| Outworkers' premises | — | — | 30 | 2 | 32 |
| Under Shops Acts | 105 | 2 | 191 | 51 | 244 |
| Under Petroleum Acts | 49 | — | 241 | 11 | 252 |
| Registry Offices | — | — | 5 | — | 5 |
| Diseases of Animals Acts (Interviews, 11) | - | — | 61 | 3 | 64 |
| Offensive trades | — | — | 18 | — | 18 |
| Rag flock sampling | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Viscose works, observations made | — | 1 | 22 | — | 23 |
| Cinemas | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Poisons and pharmacy | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Totals | 163 | 7 | 604 | 92 | 703 |
| Accumulations | 41 | 35 | 20 | 194 | 249 |
| Animal nuisances | — | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Drain tests—Smoke | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| Water | — | - | 88 | 5 | 93 |
| Mirror | 2 | — | 10 | — | 10 |
| Food poisoning enquiries | — | 2 | — | 13 | 15 |
| Piggeries | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Eats and Mice Destruction Act | 96 | 101 | 82 | 163 | 346 |
| Schools | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Smoke | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Special visits | — | 2 | 325 | — | 327 |
| Stables | — | — | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| Streams | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Streams—samples taken | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Tents, vans and sheds | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Urinals | 1 | — | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| (Interviews, owners, agents—2071) | |||||
| Totals | 145 | 152 | 570 | 392 | 1114 |
| GRAND TOTALS | 3109 | 776 | 4521 | 6705 | 12002 |