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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
Penge 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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The principal defects remedied were 116 leaky roofs, 73 defective flushing apparatus, 92 broken ashpits, 98 defective forecourts, and 45 dirty and uncovered drinking water cisterns. This work has entailed a large amount of clerical work, and 1,696 re-inspections, as appears hereunder.
| No. of Houses Inspected during the Year. | Defects discovered. | |
|---|---|---|
| Wordsworth Road | 31 | at 24 houses |
| Arpley Road | 98 | „ 73 „ |
| Raleigh Road | 43 | „ 29 „ |
| Southey Street | 17 | „ 13 „ |
| Maple Road | 190 | „ 100 „ |
| Derwent Cottages | 6 | „ 3 „ |
| St. John's Cottages | 12 | „ 11 „ |
| Gladstone Mews | 4 | „ 3„ |
| Challin Street | 9 | „ 9 „ |
| Jasmine Grove | 53 | „ 23 „ |
| Cornish Grove | 8 | „ 8 ,, |
| Lime Tree Avenue | 10 | „ 5 „ |
| Hawthorn Grove | 104 | „ 92 „ |
| Hamilton Place | 12 | „12 „ |
| Hartfield Grove | 12 | ,, 8 ,, |
| 609 | 413 | |
HOUSES LET IN LODG1NGS.
There are 20 houses in Arpley Road registered as "Houses let in Lodgings." These have been regularly inspected, and midnight inspections have also been carried out.
| Landlord. | No of Houses. |
|---|---|
| Buckingham, J. G. | 1 |
| Dunbar, Alexander | 3 |
| Osborne, George | 2 |
| Osborne, James | 6 |
| Stitchman, Mrs. C | 8 |
| 20 | |