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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 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Table: TABLE XV.—(Cont.)

TABLE XV.—(Cont.)

Handrails, Renewed or Repaired1
Stairtreads, Renewed or Repaired7
Dustbins Provided84
Dirty Conditions Remedied3
Over-Crowding Abated6
Chimneys Repaired29
External Woodwork Repainted49
Food Stores Provided2
Food Stores Ventilated—
Yard Paving Renewed5
Houses Disinfested11
Noxious Accumulations Removed20
Domestic Boilers Renewed6
Water Supply—
Drinking Water Service Installed from Main10
Fittings Renewed236
Water Supply, Separate or Additional, Provided3
Water Supply Re-Instated19
Flushing Cisterns, Storage Tanks, Renewed Etc.87
Miscellaneous Items—Housing95

Table: meat, Milk and other food shops—

meat, Milk and other food shops—

ButchersConfectioneryDairiesFishGrocery
Yards, Floors, Repaired1———23
Cleansing & Limewashing22—3—7
Sinks Provided3————3
Manure, Refuse, Removed1————1
Refuse Bins Provided1———34
Floors Cleansed2——1—3
Cold Storage, Improved1_———1
Miscellaneous112—4522
FACTORIES—Outworkers—
Want of Cleanliness9
Over-Crowding—
Unreasonable Temperature—
Inadequate Ventilation—
Ineffective Drainage of Floors1
Sanitary Insufficient3
Conveniences Unsuitable or Defective15
Not Separate for Sexes5
Other Offences46
Outworkers Premises—
Smoke Abatement5