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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Type of Inspection | On Complaint | Routine | Re-Inspection | Total Visits | Nuisances Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Milk: T.T. Certified | — | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| T.T. Pasteurised | — | 15 | — | 15 | — |
| Pasteurised | — | 37 | — | 37 | — |
| Accredited | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sterilised | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ordinary | — | 4 | — | 4 | — |
| Tinned | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | — |
| Dried | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | — |
| 2. Other Foods | 8 | 95 | 13 | 116 | — |
| 3. IceCream | — | 50 | — | 50 | — |
| Ice Cream Ingredients | 1 | 41 | — | 42 | — |
| 4. Food Poisoning | |||||
| 5. Samples from: | |||||
| Milk past, plants | — | 14 | — | 14 | — |
| Samples of bottles | — | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| Totals | 12 | 273 | 19 | 304 | — |
| 1. Under Shops Acts. | 3 | 58 | 69 | 130 | 71 |
| 2. Under Petroleum Acts | — | 51 | 56 | 107 | — |
| 3. Registry Offices | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | — |
| 4. Offices (P.H. Act, Sees. 46 and 91) | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 12 |
| 5. Diseases of Animals Acts: | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| Movement Licences | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sheep Dipping | — | — | — | — | — |
| Foot and Mouth Disease | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fowl Pest | 4 | 13 | — | 17 | — |
| Swine Fever | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 32 | — | 32 | — |
| 6. Piggeries | 1 | 13 | — | 14 | 1 |
| 7. Stables | 1 | 6 | — | 7 | 3 |
| 8. Public Houses—Urinals | 1 | 95 | 11 | 107 | 3 |
| Totals | 16 | 272 | 147 | 435 | 90 |
| 1. Refuse Tips | — | 14 | — | 14 | — |
| 2. Trade Premises | 484 | 588 | 4,500 | 5,572 | 299 |
| 3. Private Premises | 680 | 926 | 5,389 | 6,993 | 1,394 |
| 4. Sewers | — | 3,480 | — | 3,480 | 915 |
| Totals | 1,164 | 5,008 | 9,887 | 16,059 | 2,608 |
| 1. Keeping of Animals | 16 | 2 | 17 | 35 | 6 |
| 2. Schools | 9 | 25 | 13 | 47 | 24 |
| 3. Drain Tests: Smoke | 3 | 10 | — | 13 | 1 |
| Water | 28 | 145 | — | 171 | 5 |
| Colour | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 |
| Chemical | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mirror | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Tents, Vans and Sheds | — | 1 | — | i | — |
| 5. Billets and Camps | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 6. Swimming Baths | — | 46 | — | 46 | 4 |
| 7. Accumulations (other than dwellings) | 25 | 5 | 47 | 77 | 24 |
| 8. Streams | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | —- |
| 9. Unclassified | — | 101 | — | 101 | |
| Totals | 86 | 337 | 80 | 503 | 65 |
| 4,289 | 9,518 | 19,002 | 32,809 | 16,347 | |
| Interviews (in addition to above) 1,343 | |||||