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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

Crayford 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]

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Table: Houses Improved Internally:

Houses Improved Internally:

No. of Rooms Cleansed and Purified287
,, Dirty Houses Found and Cleansed8
,, Firegrates Repaired or Renewed31
House Floors Repaired73
,, Water Fittings Repaired or Renewed39
,, Rooms Repaired as to Plastering193
,, New Locks, Etc. to Doors and Windows provided47
,, Skirting Boards Repaired14
,, New Copper Pans Provided32
,, Doors Repaired28
,, Hearths Repaired35
,, Defective Stairs Repaired23
,, Chimney Flues Repaired6
,. Houses Painted Internally5

Table: Drains, Etc: —

Drains, Etc: —

No. of Septic Tanks Built3
,, Blocked Drains Unstopped27
,. Flush Boxes Repaired or Renewed21
,, Nuisances from Cesspools Abated8
,, New Waste Pipes Provided19
,, W.C.s Repaired Structurally18
,, New Pedestal Washdown Basins Fixed23
,, Lavatory Basins Fixed4
Water Closets Provided with Flushing apparatus complete6
,, New Salt Glazed Sinks Provided13
,, Defective Soil and Vent Pipes Repaired10
,, Cases where action taken under Sec. 41, Public Health Act, 18754
, Nuisances from Blocked Sewers Abated5
,, Dwellings Redrained Under Notice17
,, Arm Joints to W.C.s Repaired25
,, Cesspools Abolished2
,, New Inspection Covers Provided14
,, Houses where water laid on over sinks boll traps removed3
Sink Waste Pipes Disconnected3
,, Existing Drainage Systems Repaired10