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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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The following tabulation indicates the work carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors for the year 1942:—
| Type of Inspection or Visit. | No of Inspections On | Revisits. | Total No. of Inspection | Nuisances & Defects | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complaint. | Routine. | Found. | Remedied | |||
| Housing | 742 | 93 | 2297 | 3132 | 861 | 763 |
| Food Preparing Places | 28 | 2213 | 72 | 2313 | 39 | 38 |
| Factories, etc. | 5 | 426 | 64 | 495 | 44 | 44 |
| Sampling visits (Food and Drugs, etc.) | 1 | 228 | 12 | 241 x | - | - |
| Trade premises (various) | 146 | 341 | 256 | 743 | 137 | 120 |
| Miscellaneous | 20 | 399 | 105 | 524 | 59 | 23 |
| Ministry of Food enquiries | - | 324 | — | 324 | — | - |
| TOTALS | 942 | 4024 | 2806 | 7772 | 1140 | 988 |
x 229 samples were taken in connection with these visits.
Notices Issued.
Preliminary—Housing 439
Others 141
680
Statutory 2
Factories.
| Factory Premises. | Inspections. | Written Noticcs. |
|---|---|---|
| (a) With mechanical power | 198 | 5 |
| (b) Without mechanical power | 38 | 1 |
| (c) Other premises | 259 | 7 |
| 495 | 13 |
The number of defects found and subsequently remedied, 44.
Shop Acts, 1912/1936.
Twenty two inspections made and 7 infringements
were found and subsequently remedied through informal
action.