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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

Bexley 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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Table: TABLE No. 2.Improvements effected and defective sanitary conditions remedied.

TABLE No. 2.

Improvements effected and defective sanitary conditions remedied.

Houses—No.
Provided with sufficient w.c. accommodation18
Provided with sufficient ashplace accomdation2
Provided with sufficient water supply14
Houses Improved Internally—
Walls and ceilings repaired49
Dampness in rooms remedied45
Defective floors repaired18
Ventilation of Rooms improved28
Windows repaired36
Stoves, fireplaces, etc. provided or repaired12
Houses Improved Externally—
Roofs repaired21
Eaves gutters and down spouts fixed or repaired32
Yards paved or repaired3
Chimney stacks repaired4
Walls repointed or repaired7
Miscellaneous repairs18
Drainage—
Drains cleansed or repaired808
New drains constructed1
New gullies provided3
Ventilation of drainage system improved6
Inspection chambers built or repaired9
Waste pipes provided or repaired7
New sinks provided3
Offensive accumulations removed9
Nuisances from animals abated—
Other nuisances abated3

Table: TABLE No. 3.

TABLE No. 3.

Infectious Diseases.
Cases removed to Isolation Hospitals18
Houses visited including revisits280
Rooms disinfected—
Notices delivered to Education Authorities, etc.1711