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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 1964

[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. accommodation1
Provided with sufficient ashplace accomodation–
Provided with sufficient water supply16
HOUSES IMPROVED INTERNALLY:-
Walls and ceilings repaired121
Dampness in rooms remedied45
Defective floors repaired21
Ventilation of Rooms improved32
Windows repaired61
Stoves, fireplaces, etc. provided or repaired1
HOUSES IMPROVED EXTERNALLY:-
Roofs repaired22
Eaves gutters and down spouts fixed or repaired40
Yards paved or repaired2
Chimney stacks repaired13
Walls repointed or repaired29
Miscellaneous repairs23
DRAINAGE:-
Drains cleansed or repaired591
New drains constructed3
New gullies provided–
Ventilation of drainage system improved4
Inspection chambers built or repaired10
Waste pipes provided or repaired2
New sinks provided2
Offensive accumulations removed–
Nuisances from animals abated–
Other nuisances abated2