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 1956
[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 | — | 122 | 95 | 217 | 69 |
| Factories, Outworkers, etc. Contd.— | |||||
| - | 48 | 22 | 70 | 15 | |
| 2. Bakehouses (a) Mech. power | — | 18 | 13 | 31 | 2 |
| (b) Non-mech. power | — | — | 3 | 3 | - |
| 3. Outworkers' premises | — | 58 | 18 | 76 | 1 |
| 4. Smoke Abatement | 10 | 37 | 24 | 71 | 4 |
| Totals | 10 | 283 | 175 | 468 | 91 |
| Sampling of Food and Drugs, etc.— | |||||
| 1. Milk : Ordinary | — | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| T.T. Pasteurised | — | 25 | - | 25 | - |
| Pasteurised | — | 32 | - | 32 | - |
| T.T. Farm Bottled | — | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| Sterilised | — | 10 | - | 10 | - |
| Channel Islands T.T. | — | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Farm Bottled | - | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| T.T | - | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Goats | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 2. Schools Milk (Pasteurised) | — | 17 | - | 17 | - |
| 3. Pasteurising Plant: | - | - | |||
| T.T. Milk | — | 11 | - | 11 | - |
| Pasteurised | — | 18 | - | 18 | - |
| Washed Bottle | — | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 4. Tinned Milk | - | - | - | - | |
| Condensed Milk | - | _ | - | - | - |
| 5. Dried Milk | - | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 6. Ice Cream | - | 35 | - | 35 | - |
| Ice Cream Mix. | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 7. Cream | - | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| 8. Other Foods | 16 | 171 | 6 | 193 | - |
| 9. Food Poisoning | 7 | 43 | 7 | 57 | - |
| 10. Drinking Water | 6 | 17 | 1 | 24 | - |
| 11. Drugs | — | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 12. Water (Stream and Paddling Pool) | — | _ | - | - | - |
| 13. Rag Flock | - | 6 | - | 6 | - |
| 14. Court Cases | — | — | - | - | |
| Totals | 29 | 412 | 14 | 455 | — |
| Trade Premises Various— | |||||
| 1. Under Shops Act | 4 | 126 | 42 | 172 | 64 |
| 2. Under Petroleum Acts | — | 47 | 30 | 77 | - |
| 3. Registry Offices | — | 25 | 10 | 35 | 8 |
| 4. Offices (P.H. Act 1936, Sees. 46 and 91) | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 5. Pet Animals Act | - | 18 | 13 | 31 | 2 |
| 6 Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | - |
| 7. Merchandise Marks Act | - | 58 | 4 | 62 | 3 |
| 8. Diseases of Animals Acts: | - | ||||
| Movement Licences | - | - | - | - | - |
| Foot and Mouth Disease | - | - | - | - | - |
| Swine Fever | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fowl Pest | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interviews | - | 28 | - | 28 | - |
| 9. Piggeries,Cleansing | 1 | 17 | 5 | 23 | - |
| Sanitary Conditions | - | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| 10. Stables: | |||||
| Cleansing | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 | - |
| Sanitary Conditions | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| Carried Forward | 9 | 348 | 111 | 468 | 84 |