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 INSPECTION. | On Com -plaint | Routine | Re Inspection | Total | Nuisances Found |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Housing— | |||||
1. Inspection of District Regulations | — | — | — | — | — |
2. For Nuisances | 4,558 | 154 | 6,504 | 11,216 | 7,170 |
3. Overcrowding | 283 | 39 | 51 | 373 | 87 |
4. Verminous Conditions | 33 | — | 25 | 58 | 13 |
5. Dirty Conditions | 16 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 12 |
6. Water Supply | 36 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 32 |
7. Cesspools | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
8. Earth Closets | — | — | — | — | — |
9. Privy Pails | — | — | — | — | — |
10. Houses Let in Lodgings | — | — | — | — | — |
11. Disinfestation | 18 | 3 | 24 | 45 | 6 |
12. Noxious Accumulations | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 7 |
13. Other Accumulati ns | 19 | — | 27 | 46 | 14 |
14. Special Visits | — | 43 | — | 43 | — |
Totals | 4,971 | 248 | 6,606 | 11,878 | 7,345 |
Infectious Diseased— | |||||
1. Inquiry Visits (Nuisances found recorded | |||||
in above table) | — | 247 | 61 | 308 | — |
2. Disinfection Purposes | 2 | 93 | — | 95 | — |
3. Smallpox Inquiries ... | — | 40 | — | 40 | — |
4. Public Health (Aircraft Regulations) | — | 4 | — | 4 | — |
Totals ... | 2 | 384 | 61 | 447 | — |
Meat, Milk and Other Food Shops — | |||||
1. Butchers | 37 | 798 | 46 | 881 | 60 |
2. Confectionery | 2 | 26 | 5 | 33 | 12 |
3. Dairies and Cowsheads | 5 | 84 | 30 | 119 | 9 |
4. Fish | 11 | 309 | 5 | 325 | 4 |
5. Fried Fish | — | 60 | — | 60 | 3 |
6. Food Hawkers | — | 8 | — | 8 | — |
7. Greengrocers, Fruiterers | 4 | 97 | 17 | 118 | 7 |
8. Grocery | 54 | 437 | 34 | 525 | 63 |
9. Ice Cream | •— | 122 | 24 | 146 | 2 |
10. Meat Regulations (Special Visits) | 2 | 58 | — | 60 | — |
11. Milk Examined on Highway | — | 11 | — | 11 | — |
12. Retail Market | — | 81 | — | 81 | — |
13. Slaughterhouses | — | 27 | — | 27 | — |
14. Horseflesh Shops | — | 113 | — | 113 | — |
15. Mobile Canteens | — | 8 | — | 8 | — |
16. Works Canteens | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
17. Cafes, Restaurants, ctc. | — | 10 | 7 | 17 | _— |
Totals | 115 | 2,251 | 172 | 2,538 | 161 |
Factories, Outworkers, etc. 1. Factories in which Sects. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 of the Factories Act 1937 are to be enforced by the Local Authority | 11 | 32 | 28 | 71 | 37 |
2. Factories not included in 1 in w hich Sect. 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 8 | 22 | 42 | 72 | 43 |
3. Other Premises in which Sect. 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) ... | — | — | 1 | — | |
4. Bakehouses (a) Mech. power | 5 | 36 | 18 | 59 | 17 |
(b) Non-mech. power | 20 | 8 | 29 | 4 | |
5. Outworkers' premises | — | 21 | — | 21 | — |
6. School Canteens | 15 | 14 | 9 | 38 | 9 |
7. Smoke Abatement | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | |
8. Restaurants, Hotels, Etc. | 3 | 52 | 37 | 92 | 20 |
Totals | 45 | 199 | 147 | 391 | 131 |