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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TABLE No. 2.
Improvements effected and defective sanitary conditions remedied.
Houses— | No. |
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Provided with sufficient w.c. accommodation | 52 |
Provided with sufficient ashplace accommodation | 32 |
Provided with sufficient water supply | 28 |
Houses Improved Internally— Dirtv rooms cleansed | 107 |
Walls and ceilings repaired | 558 |
Dampness in rooms remedied | 180 |
Defective floors repaired | 51 |
Ventilation of rooms improved | 34 |
Windows repaired | 155 |
Coppers repaired | 1 |
Stoves, fireplaces, etc., provided or repaired | 30 |
Houses Improved Externally— Roofs repaired | 77 |
Eaves, gutters and down spouts fixed or repaired | 5G 6 |
Yards paved or repaired | |
Chimney stacks repaired | 9 |
Walls repointed or repaired | 50 |
Miscellaneous repairs | 84 |
Drainage— Drains cleansed or repaired | 1,084 |
New drains constructed | 4 |
New Gullies provided | 3 |
Ventilation of drainage system improved | |
Inspection chambers built or improved | 11 |
Waste pipes provided or improved | 15 |
Offensive accumulation removed | 8 |
Nuisances from animals abated | 3 |
Other nuisances abated | 10 |
TABLE No. 3.
Infectious Diseases.
Cases removed to Isolation Hospitals | 67 |
Houses visited including revisits | 383 |
Rooms disinfected | 30 |
Notices delivered to Education Authorities, etc. | 535 |
Houses at which defective sanitary conditions were found | 1 |