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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
Lewisham 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Re-instated | 92 |
| Fittings repaired | 119 |
| Cisterns cleansed | 41 |
| ,, provided | 30 |
| „ covered | 66 |
| „ abolished | 8 |
| Additional facilities provided in tenement houses | — |
| Other improvements | — |
| Drains reconstructed | 166 |
| Drains cleansed and repaired | 206 |
| Gully traps fixed | 369 |
| Soil and vent pipes fixed | 208 |
| „ „ repaired | 81 |
| New covers provided to inspection chambers | 103 |
| Waste and rain-water pipes disconnected from drain | 59 |
| Inspection chambers provided | 117 |
| Other repairs and improvements | 84 |
| Old water-closets abolished | 42 |
| New water-closets provided | 230 |
| New pans and traps provided | 262 |
| Defective flush remedied | 239 |
| Pans cleansed | 129 |
| Seats provided or repaired | 162 |
| Roofs repaired | 147 |
| Walls, etc., repaired or cleansed | 228 |
| Doors repaired or renewed | 46 |
| Ventilation improved | 91 |
| Floors repaired | 106 |
| Other repairs or improvements | 143 |
| Cleansed | 30 |
| Repaired | 11 |
| Reconstructed | 9 |
| Abolished | 3 |
| Provided | 2 |
| Repaired | 5 |
| Abolished | 1 |
| Number abated | 20 |