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Bromley 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Section D. Sanitary Circumstances of the Area. Page
Water 40
Drainage and Sewerage 41
Cesspools 41
Rivers, Streams and Lakes 41
Swimming Baths and Pools 41
Public Cleansing and Refuse Collection . 42
Sanitary Inspection of the Area 42
Factories Act, 1937 43
Shops Acts, 1912-1936 43
Smoke Abatement . 43
Verminous Conditions and Uncleanliness 43
Rodent Control . 44
Section E. Housing.
Housing Inspections 46
Rehousing 46
Section F. Inspection and Supervision of Foods.
Food Sampling. Food and Drugs Act. 1938 . 50
Bacteriological Examinations 51
Special Enquiries 53
Slaughterhouses . 53
Inspection of Food Premises 54
Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1936-46 . 54
Unsound Meat and Other Foods 34
Section G Prevalence of, and Control Over, Infectious and Other
Diseases.
Scarlet Fever 58
Diphtheria 58
Diphtheria Immunisation 58
Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis 58
Typhoid Fever 58
Puerperal Pyrexia 60
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 60
Pemphigus Neonatorum 60
Measles 60
Whooping Cough 60
Tuberculosis 60
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis)
Regulations, 1925 61
Public Health Act. 1936. Section 172 61
Food Poisoning 61
Other Infectious Diseases 61
Section H Other Services Supervised by the Health Department.
Diseases of Animals Acts 64
Registries for Female Domestic Servants 64
Petroleum Acts 64
Retail Market 64