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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TABLE XIV
Work of Sanitary Inspectors for the Year 1946.
| HOUSING INSPECTION. | On Complaint | Routine | Re Inspection | Total | Nuisances Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Inspection of District Regulations | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. For Nuisances | 3,033 | 63 | 3,034 | 6,130 | 3,839 |
| 3. Over—Crowding | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 |
| 4. Verminous Conditions | 14 | — | 21 | 35 | 6 |
| 5. Dirty Conditions | 7 | — | 17 | 24 | 10 |
| 6. Water Supply | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 7. Cesspools | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8. Earth Closets | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9. Privy Pails | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10. Houses Let in Lodgings | — | — | — | — | |
| 11. Disinfestation | 11 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 |
| 12. Noxious Accumulations | 11 | — | 6 | 17 | 7 |
| 13. Housing Inquiries | 261 | 276 | 13 | 550 | 5 |
| Total | 3,343 | 344 | 3,095 | 6,782 | 3,888 |
| 1. Inquiry Visits (Nuisances found recorded above) | — | 138 | 3 | 141 | — |
| 2. Disinfection Purposes | — | 76 | — | 76 | — |
| 3. Smallpox Inquiries—Contacts | — | 1,040 | 4 | 1,044 | — |
| 4. Aircraft Passengers | — | 23 | — | 23 | — |
| Total | — | 1,277 | 7 | 1,284 | |
| 1. Butchers | 6 | 488 | 13 | 507 | 13 |
| 2. Confectionery | — | 16 | — | 16 | |
| 3. Dairy premises | 1 | 30 | 5 | 36 | 5 |
| 4. Fish | 2 | 216 | — | 218 | — |
| 5. Fried Fish | — | 30 | — | 30 | — |
| 6. Food Hawkers | — | 15 | — | 15 | — |
| 7. Greengrocery, Fruiterers | 1 | 60 | 1 | 62 | 1 |
| 8. Grocery | 30 | 381 | 8 | 419 | 44 |
| 9. Ice Cream Shops, Vendors | — | 35 | 16 | 51 | l |
| 10. Meat Regulations (Spec. Visits) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11. Milk Examined on Highway | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| 12. Retail Market | — | 92 | — | 92 | — |
| 13. Slaughterhouses | — | 33 | — | 33 | — |
| 14. Horseflesh Shops | — | 74 | — | 74 | 1 |
| Total | 41 | 1,471 | 43 | 1,555 | 67 |
| 1. Factories—Mechanical Power | 15 | 31 | 19 | 65 | 39 |
| —Non—Mechanical Power | 4 | 14 | 9 | 27 | 7 |
| 2. Other Premises and Workplaces—Hotels, Restaurants, Etc. | 9 | 119 | 6 | 133 | 19 |
| 3. Bakehouses—Mechanical Power ... | 2 | 20 | 23 | 45 | 5 |
| —Non—Mechanical Power | — | 34 | 3 | 37 | 9 |
| 4. Outworkers Premises | — | 12 | — | 12 | — |
| 5. Smoke Abatement | 8 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 7 |
| Total | 38 | 236 | 75 | 349 | 86 |