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Bromley 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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The Chief Sanitary Inspector acts as Inspector under the Diseases of Animals Acts for the Borough.
| No. of Movement Licences received | 198 | |
| Animals concerned— | ||
| (i) Pigs | 1522 | |
| (ii) Sheep, lambs | 484 | |
| Certificates issued by the Local Authority No. of sheep double dipped—141 | 2 | |
| 282 | ||
| No. of Movement Licences issued by the Local Authority | 40 | |
| (i) Pigs | 148 | |
| (ii) Beasts, calves, etc. | 35 | |
| (iii) Sheep, Goats | 38 | |
| No. of inspections made in connection with the above-mentioned details | 67 | |
| No. of interviews in connection therewith | 172 | |
Tuberculosis Order of 1925.
No occasion arose during 1937 necessitating action
being taken under this Order.
RAG FLOCK ACTS, 1911-1928.
No rag flock samples were submitted for analysis in
1937, as upholstery firms in the district have ceased to use
any rag flock.
REGISTRIES FOR FEMALE DOMESTIC SERVANTS.
The Chief Sanitary Inspector made 22 periodical
inspections of registry offices during 1937, and found one
minor contravention under the Bye-laws with respect to
Female Domestic Servants, which was remedied forthwith.
The practice of shop-keepers affixing advertising
panels outside their shops, in which they display advertisements
for a weekly payment, and including therein
advertisements for female domestic servants, occurs from
time to time. In cases where advertisements for domestic
servants have been included, the shop-keepers have been