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 1949
[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought Forward — | 20 | 31 | 77 | 128 | 60 |
| Factories, Outworkers, etc. Contd. | |||||
| 2. Other Premises under the Act (excl. out workers' premises hotels, Restaurants, etc. | |||||
| 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 3. Bakehouses (a) Mech. power | 3 | 38 | 18 | 59 | 21 |
| (b) Non-mech. power | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 4. Outworkers' premises | — | 51 | 2 | 53 | — |
| 5. Smoke Abatement | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Totals | 31 | 130 | 101 | 262 | 90 |
| Sampling of Food and Drugs— | |||||
| 1. Milk : T.T. Certified | — | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| T.T. Pasteurised | — | 17 | — | 17 | — |
| Pasteurised | 1 | 29 | — | 30 | — |
| Accredited | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sterilised | — | 4 | — | 4 | — |
| Yoghourt | — | 1 | — | i | — |
| Ordinary | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| 2. Schools Milk (Pasteurised) | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Pasteurising Plant: | 22 | — | 22 | — | |
| T.T. Milk | — | 14 | — | 14 | — |
| Pasteurised | — | 10 | — | 10 | — |
| Washed Bottle | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 4. Tinned Milk | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dried Milk | 2 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Condensed Milk | 2 | — | — | 2 | — |
| 5. IceCream | — | 136 | — | 136 | — |
| Ice Cream Mix. | — | 16 | — | 16 | — |
| Ice Cream Ingredients | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 6. Other Foods | 7 | 60 | — | 67 | — |
| 7. Food Poisoning | 11 | 31 | 7 | 49 | — |
| 8. Drinking Water | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | |
| Totals | 27 | 351 | 7 | 385 | — |
| Trade Premises— Various | |||||
| 1. Under Shops Acts | 10 | 44 | 49 | 103 | 119 |
| 2. Under Petroleum Acts | — | 23 | 19 | 42 | — |
| 3. Registry Offices | — | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 4. Offices (P.H. Act, Sees. 46 and 91) | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | 9 |
| 5. Diseases of Animals Acts: | |||||
| Movement Licences | — | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| Sheep Dipping | — | — | — | — | — |
| Foot and Mouth Disease | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| Swine Fever | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — |
| Fowl Pest | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — |
| Other | — | — | — | — | — |
| Interviews | 10 | 23 | — | 33 | — |
| Piggeries,Cleansing | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | — |
| Sanitary Conditions | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 5 |
| 7. Stables, Cleansing | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Sanitary Conditions | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 |
| 8. Animals, Keeping of | 7 | — | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| Totals | 36 | 118 | 99 | 253 | 137 |
| Rodent Control— | |||||
| 1. Trade Premises | 86 | 60 | 1,982 | 2,128 | 119 |
| 2. Private Premises | 580 | 2.4C6 | 6,145 | 9,191 | 542 |
| 3. Sewers | 441 | 4S2 | 1,993 | 2,916 | 97 |
| 4. Corporation Property | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | |
| Totals | 1,110 | 3,008 | 10,129 | 14,247 | 761 |