London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
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]
This page requires JavaScript
89
informed that they are contravening the Bye-laws unless
they are duly registered. In all cases, rather than become
registered, they have refrained from accepting such
advertisements.
There were nine Registry Offices on the register for
the Borough at the end of the year 1937.
| Number of licences issued | 107 |
| Licences issued by way of transfer on change in proprietorship | 7 |
| (i) For Petroleum Spirit | 113 |
| (ii) For Carbide of Calcium | 1 |
| Total quantity of petroleum spirit in gallons | 192,205 |
| (i) Bulk storage, in gallons | 179,575 |
| (ii) Two-gallon can storage, in gallons | 12,630 |
| Carbide of Calcium, in lbs. | 300 |
Of the 114 licences issued, 105 were renewals, two
were new or additional licences, and seven original licences
were transferred owing to change of occupiers of licensed
premises.
Two hundred and twenty-seven inspections were made
during 1937. Fifty-four contraventions were observed,
and these were remedied forthwith.
The following figures show the increase in licenced
storage since 1926:—
| Year. | Petroleum Spirit. (in gallons). | Licences issued. (Petrol only). |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 66,915 | 77 |
| 1927 | 103,025 | 69 |
| 1928 | 159,335 | 82 |
| 1929 | 159,746 | 92 |
| 1930 | 166,308 | 81 |
| 1931 | 168,925 | 83 |
| 1932 | 176,090 | 93 |
| 1933 | 170,789 | 98 |
| 1934 | 174,554 | 96 |
| 1935 | 189,504 | 106 |
| 1936 | 191,755 | 108 |
| 1937 | 192,205 | 107 |