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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SAMPLING, FOOD and DRUGS ACT, Etc. | On Complaint | Routine | Re-Inspection | Total | Nuisances Found | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Samples taken | ||||||
1. Milk—Bact.: Ordinary | 10 | — | 11 | — | 11 | |
„ Graded | 24 | — | 16 | — | 16 | |
Tuberc. Tests | 5 | — | 6 | — | 6 | |
Phosphatase Test | 17 | — | 20 | — | 20 | |
Methylene „ | 17 | — | 22 | — | 22 | |
Churns ,, | 9 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
2. Food and Drugs—Sampling | 141 | 2 | 16$ | 28 | 199 | |
—Registration | — | — | 11 | — | 11 | |
3. Ice Cream | 40 | — | 51 | 9 | 60 | |
4. Food poisoning and Special Food Investigations | 52 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 27 | |
5. Water (Drinking) Bact. Test | 6 | — | 22 | — | 22 | |
6. Restaurants, Hotels, Canteens— (Special Investigations) —Washing Water | 436 | 25 | 25 | |||
—Utensils (Smears) | 35 | — | — | — | — | |
7. Samples of Earth | 4 | — | 5 | — | 5 | |
Total | 796 | 10 | 377 | 38 | 425 | |
1. Shops Acts | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 16 | |
2. Petroleum Acts | 1 | 47 | 81 | 129 | 3 | |
3. Registry Offices | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | |
4. Offices (P.H. Act, Sec. 46) | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
5. Diseases of Animals Acts : —Movement Licences | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | |
—Sheep Dipping | — | 8 | — | 8 | — | |
—Swine Fever | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | |
—Anthrax | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | |
6— Piggeries | 2 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 1 | |
7. Stables | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
8— Rodent Control—Trade Premises | 41 | 16 | 708 | 765 | 52 | |
Private | 357 | 12 | 2,605 | 2,974 | 360 | |
Sewer Treatment | — | 33 | 2 | 35 | — | |
9. Public Houses—Urinals | — | 65 | 4 | 69 | — | |
Total | 410 | 221 | 3,413 | 4,044 | 434 | |
1. Animals, keeping of | 9 | — | 5 | 14 | 5 | |
2. Schools | 6 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 11 | |
3. Drain Tests—Smoke | 1 | 11 | — | 12 | 2 | |
Water | 10 | 74 | — | 84 | 6 | |
Colour | 2 | 22 | — | 24 | — | |
4.Tents, Vans and Sheds | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | |
5.Billets and Camps | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | |
6. Swimming Baths, Pools | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | |
7. Air Raid Shelters | — | 49 | — | 49 | — | |
8. Accumulations | 8 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 9 | |
9. Streams | 1 | 57 | 5 | 63 | 1 | |
10. Unclassified | — | 306 | — | 306 | — | |
Total | 37 | 549 | 45 | 631 | 34 | |
Grand Total | 3,879 | 4,475 | 6,716 | 15,070 | 4,509 | |
Interviews at Office and on Sites : 3,189 |