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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Shops Acts—contraventions—
| Ventilation | — |
| Temperature | 6 |
| Sanitary conveniences | 8 |
| Absence of statutory forms | 138 |
| Washing facilities not satisfactory | 5 |
| Meals rest interval unsatisfactory | 1 |
| Seats for female workers | 3 |
| Registry Office—contraventions | 1 |
| FOOD PREPARING PLACES: | |
| Defects and nuisances remedied in— | |
| Butchers' shops | 30 |
| Bakehouses | 30 |
| Confectionery | 4 |
| Dairies, etc. | 4 |
| Fish shops | 1 |
| Fried Fish shops | 6 |
| Grocery shops | 22 |
| Greengrocery shops | 10 |
| Hotels, restaurants, etc. | 19 |
| Slaughterhouses | 1 |
| MISCELLANEOUS: | |
| Accumulations removed | 56 |
| Nuisances from keeping animals | 3 |
| Manure removed | 3 |
| Manure receptacles | 1 |
| Rats and Mice nuisances | 88 |
| Smoke nuisances | 1 |
| Stables cleansed and sanitary conditions improved | 2 |
| Urinal structurally improved | 1 |
| Stream pollutions | 2 |
| Piggeries cleansed, etc. | 3 |
| ,, reconstructed | 2 |
| ,, abolished | 1 |
| Total | 3864 |
NOTICES ISSUED:
| Housing. | Others. | |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary | 744 | 203 |
| Statutory | — | — |
| Totals | 744 | 203 |