London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Type of Inspection | On Complaint | Routine | Re-Inspection | Total | Nuisances Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sampling of Food and Drugs— | |||||
| 1. Milk : T.T. Certified | _ | 5 | _ | 5 | _ |
| T.T. Pasteurised | _ | 18 | _ | 18 | _ |
| Pasteurised | _ | 23 | _ | 23 | _ |
| Accredited | _ | _ | _ | ||
| Sterilised | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Ordinary | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Tinned | __ | 7 | _ | 7 | _ |
| Dried | _ | 8 | _ | 8 | _ |
| 2. Other Foods | 9 | 83 | 7 | 99 | _ |
| 3. Ice Cream | 80 | 7 | 87 | _ | |
| Ice Cream Ingredients | _ | 4 | 4 | _ | |
| 4" Food Poisoning | 3 | — | 4 | 7 | _ |
| 5. Samples from : | |||||
| Milk past, plants | — | 15 | — | 15 | — |
| Samples of bottles | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 6. Drinking Water | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | — |
| Totals | 14 | 246 | 22 | 282 | _ |
| Trade Premises Various | |||||
| 1. Under Shops Acts | 3 | 50 | 43 | 96 | 39 |
| 2. Under Petroleum Acts | — | 89 | 29 | 118 | — |
| 3. Registry Offices | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Offices (P.H. Act, Sees. 46 and 91) | 2 | — | — | 2 | 5 |
| 5. Diseases of Animals Acts : | — | 4 | — | 4 | — |
| Movement Licences | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sheep Dipping | — | — | — | — | — |
| Foot and Mouth Disease | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fowl Pest | — | 14 | — | 14 | — |
| Swine Fever | — | 15 | — | 15 | — |
| Other | — | 73 | 16 | 89 | — |
| 6. Piggeries | 1 | 9 | — | 10 | — |
| 7. Stables | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 4 |
| 8. Public Houses—Urinals | 1 | 93 | 37 | 131 | 11 |
| Totals | 10 | 354 | 129 | 493 | 59 |
| Rodent Control— | |||||
| 1- Refuse Tips | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| 2. Trade Premises | 154 | 30 | 2,824 | 3,008 | 183 |
| 3. Private Premises | 281 | 88 | 3,967 | 4,336 | 333 |
| Totals | 435 | 121 | 6,791 | 7,347 | 516 |
| Miscellaneous— | |||||
| 1. Keeping of Animals | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
| 2. Schools | 10 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 28 |
| 3. Drain Tests: Smoke | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| Water | 13 | 51 | 10 | 74 | 7 |
| Colour | 7 | 2 | — | 9 | 3 |
| Chemical | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mirror | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Tents, Vans and Sheds | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | |
| 5. Billets and Camps | 2 | — | 6 | 8 | — |
| 6. Swimming Baths | — | 17 | 11 | 28 | 8 |
| 7. Accumulations (other than dwellings) | 15 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 18 |
| .8. Streams | 7 | — | 3 | 10 | 7 |
| 9. Unclassified | 1 | 51 | 2 | 54 | |
| Totals | 66 | 148 | 69 | 283 | 78 |
| Grand Tools | 5,661 | 3.951 | 14,047 | 23,659 | 8,290 |
Interviews (in addition to above) 1,791