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 Complaint | Routine | Re-Inspection | Total Visits | Nuisances Found |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Housing — | |||||
1. Inspection of District Regulations | — | 12 | 42 | 54 | - |
2. For Nuisances | 1,441 | 172 | 4,772 | 6,385 | 5,250 |
3. Overcrowding | 194 | 93 | 9 | 296 | 10 |
4. Verminous Conditions | 15 | 3 | 16 | 34 | 15 |
5. Dirty Conditions | 8 | 6 | 30 | 44 | 5 |
6. Water Supply | 11 | 2 | 23 | 36 | 11 |
7. Cesspools | — | — | — | — | - |
8. Earth Closets | — | — | - | - | - |
9. Privy Pails | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
10. Houses Let in Lodgings | — | — | - | - | - |
11. Disinfestation | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 |
12. Noxious Accumulations | 10 | 12 | 22 | 8 | |
13. Other Accumulations | 20 | 8 | 25 | 53 | 19 |
Totals | 1,702 | 300 | 4,935 | 6,937 | 5,326 |
Infectious Diseases— | |||||
1. Inquiry Visits (Nuisances found recorded in above table) | 57 | 123 | 14 | 194 | - |
2. Disinfection Purposes | 10 | 13 | 7 | 30 | - |
3. Smallpox Inquiries | 21 | 24 | - | 45 | — |
4. Public Health (Aircraft Regulations) | — | — | - | — | — |
5. Polio Contacts | — | 14 | _ | 14 | _ |
6. Typhoid Contacts | — | 5 | — | 5 | - |
Totals | 88 | 179 | 21 | 288 | |
Meat, Milk and Other Food Shops— | |||||
1. Butchers | 16 | 579 | 44 | 639 | 41 |
2. Confectionery | 1 | 21 | 4 | 26 | 2 |
3. Dairies and Cowsheds (excl. Past Plants) | 1 | 38 | 14 | 53 | 7 |
4. Pasteurising Plants | — | 39 | - | 39 | — |
5. Fish . | 7 | 293 | 6 | 306 | 16 |
6. Fried Fish | — | 44 | 6 | 50 | 2 |
7. Food Hawkers | — | 8 | 8 | — | |
8. Fruit, Greengrocery | — | 39 | — | 39 | 1 |
9. Grocery | 45 | 406 | 35 | 486 | 72 |
10. Ice Cream | 1 | 227 | 7 | 235 | 18 |
11. Meat Regulations (Special Visits) | 2 | 3 | - | 5 | — |
12. Meat Examined on Highway | — | 9 | - | 9 | — |
13. Retail Market | — | 77 | - | 77 | — |
14. Slaughterhouses | — | 29 | - | 29 | — |
15. Horseflesh Shops | — | 1 | - | 1 | — |
16. Restaurants | 5 | 126 | 58 | 189 | 97 |
17. School Canteens | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 | 8 |
18. Public Houses | 2 | 30 | 16 | 48 | 7 |
19. Cinemas & Theatre | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
20. Hotels | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
21. Circus | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Totals | 89 | 1,985 | 200 | 2,274 | 278 |
Factories, Outworkers, etc. | |||||
1. (i) Factories in which Sects. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 of the Factories Act 1937 are to be enforced by the Local Authority | 13 | 18 | 12 | 43 | 36 |
(ii) Factories not included in 1 in which Sect. 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | |||||
(a) Subject to Local Authority (transfer of Enforcement) Order, 1938 | 5 | 13 | 64 | 82 | 22 |
(b) Others | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Carried Forward . | 20 | 31 | 77 | 128 | 60 |