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 Bexley]
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Inspec tions | Re-in-spections. | |
---|---|---|
Common Lodging Houses | 3 | — |
Tents, Vans, and Sheds | 7 | — |
Re Offensive Accumulations | 34 | 4 |
Re Keeping of Animals | 28 | 5 |
Re Rats | 174 | — |
Re Verminous premises | 38 | 35 |
Re Insufficient Ashplace Accommodation | 61 | 75 |
Drains Inspected | 1,123 | 867 |
Drains Tested (water, smoke or grenade) | 73 | — |
Visits re Refuse Removals and Salvage | 595 | — |
Miscellaneous Inspections | 1,995 | 110 |
Food and Drugs Act re Samples | 212 | — |
Shop Acts, 1912-1936 | 86 | — |
Visits re Certificates of Essential Repairs | 1,915 | 44 |
TABLE No. 3.
Improvements effected and defective sanitary conditions remedied.
Houses— | No. |
---|---|
Provided with sufficient w.c. accommodation | 68 |
Provided with sufficient ashplace accommodation | 39 |
Provided with sufficient water supply | 33 |
Houses Improved Internally— | |
Dirty rooms cleansed | 3 |
Walls and ceilings repaired | 131 |
Dampness in rooms remedied | 237 |
Defective floors repaired | 41 |
Ventilation of rooms improved | — |
Windows repaired | 38 |
Coppers repaired | — |
Stoves, fireplaces, etc., provided or repaired | 25 |
Houses Improved Externally— | |
Roofs repaired | 95 |
Eaves, gutters and down spouts fixed or repaired | 59 |
Yards paved or repaired | — |
Chimney stacks repaired | 16 |
Walls repointed or repaired | 22 |
Miscellaneous repairs | 31 |
Yards cleansed | 1 |
Drainage— | |
Drains cleansed or repaired | 723 |
New drains constructed | 4 |
New Gullies provided | 1 |
Ventilation of drainage system improved | 1 |