Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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TYPE OF INSPECTIONS. | Nuisances and Defects found. | No. of Inspection*. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
On Complaint. | Routine Inspections. | Re- Inspections. | Total Inspections. | ||
Factories | 5 | 2 | 38 | 4 | 44 |
Outworkers' premises | — | — | 41 | — | 41 |
Under Shops Acts | 98 | 7 | 275 | 17 | 299 |
Under Petroleum Acts | 106 | — | 197 | 13 | 210 |
Registry Offices | — | — | 7 | — | 7 |
Diseases of Animals Acts— | |||||
Inspections | — | — | 83 | 1 | 84 |
Interviews (134) Offensive trades | _ | _ | 3 | — | 3 |
Workshops | 7 | — | 11 | 2 | |
Totals ... | 216 | 9 | 655 | 37 | 701 |
Accumulations | 27 | 15 | 24 | 48 | 87 |
Drain tests—Smoke | — | 2 | 15 | — | 17 |
Water | — | — | 18 | 7 | 25 |
Colour | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Chemical | — | — | — | — | — |
Mirror | — | — | 11 | 1 | 12 |
food poisoning enquiries | — | — | 3 | 5 | |
Piggeries | 1 | — | 18 | 3 | 21 |
Rats and Mice Destruction Act | 107 | 100 | 70 | 277 | 447 |
Schools | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Smallpox—visits Contacts seen (11 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Smoke | 9 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 44 |
Special visits | _ | 15 | 349 | — | 364 |
Stables | 4 | 1 | 13 | — | 14 |
Streams | 6 | — | 10 | 1 | 11 |
Tents. Vans and Sheds | 4 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 26 |
Urinals | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | 14 |
Interviews, owners, agents (1897) Water sampling (chemical) | _ | 3 | — | 3 | |
Swimming Bath water sampling | — | — | 21 | — | 21 |
Cinemas | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Water samples from streams | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Totals | 162 | 161 | 601 | 356 | 1118 |
Grand Totals | 3796 | 1013 | 4634 | 4013 | 9660 |