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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| TYPE OF INSPECTION | On Complaint | Routine | Re-Inspec tion | Total Visits | Nuisances Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 17 | 123 | 116 | 256 | 72 |
| Factories, Outworkers, etc.—(continued). | |||||
| 2. Other premises under the Act (excl. outworkers' premises, hotels, restaurants, etc. | 6 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 7 |
| 3. Bakehouses (a) Mech. power | 2 | 43 | 17 | 62 | 13 |
| (b) Non-mech. power | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
| 4. Outworkers' premises | — | 31 | 2 | 33 | — |
| 5. Smoke Abatement | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Totals | 30 | 214 | 144 | 388 | % |
| Sampling of Food and Drugs— | |||||
| 1. Milk: T.T. Certified | — | 6 | — | 6 | — |
| T.T. Pasteurised | — | 23 | — | 23 | — |
| Pasteurised | — | 52 | — | 52 | — |
| Sterilised | — | 9 | — | 9 | — |
| Ordinary | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| 2. Schools Milk (Pasteurised) | —- | 12 | — | 12 | — |
| 3. Pasteurising Plant: | |||||
| T.T. Milk | 1 | 22 | — | 23 | — |
| Pasteurised | 2 | 25 | 2 | 29 | — |
| Washed Bottle | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 4. Ice Cream | — | 111 | — | 111 | — |
| Ice Cream Mix | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 5. Other Foods | 11 | 75 | 13 | 99 | — |
| 6. Drinking Water | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 7. Food Poisoning | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | — |
| 8. Labelling of Food | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 16 | 347 | 19 | 382 | — |
| Trade Premises—Various— | |||||
| 1. Under Shops Act | — | 58 | 59 | 117 | 27 |
| 2. Under Petroleum Acts | 1 | 69 | 103 | 173 | 3 |
| 3. Registry Offices | — | 9 | — | 9 | — |
| 4. Offices (P.H. Act 1936,, Sees. 46 and 91) | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 5. Rag Flock Act . . | — | 2 | - | 2 | — |
| 6. Diseases of Animals Acts: | - | ||||
| Movement Licences | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Foot and Mouth Disease | — | 16 | — | 16 | — |
| Swine Fever | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Fowl Pest | — | 8 | — | 8 | - |
| Other | — | 6 | — | 6 | - |
| Interviews | — | 110 | — | 110 | - |
| 7. Piggeries : Cleansing | 1 | 24 | 4 | 29 | 4 |
| Sanitary Conditions | I | 6 | 7 | 14 | 1 |
| 8. Stables: Cleansing | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | — |
| Sanitary Conditions | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| 9. Animals, Keeping of | 11 | 12 | 9 | 32 | 5 |
| Totals | 17 | 329 | 197 | 543 | 44 |
| Rodent Control— | |||||
| 1- Trade Premises | 124 | 391 | 544 | 1059 | 112 |
| 2. Private Premises | 551 | 1370 | 3767 | 5688 | 464 |
| 3. Corporation Property | 4 | 2 | 25 | 31 | 4 |
| 4. Sewers | 913 | — | 1704 | 2617 | 293 |
| Totals | 1592 | 1763 | 6040 | 9395 | 873 |