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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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TABLE OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS.
Number of Houses, Premises, &c., cleansed,
repaired, whitewashed, &c. 62
Roofs, Gutters, Rainwater pipes, &c.,
repaired 143
House Drains—
Repaired, cleansed 57
Rainwater pipes disconnected from drains 34
Stoneware syphon gullies provided 235
Houses provided with new drains 72
Inspection Chambers constructed 67
Aggregate length of 4 in., 6 in. and 9 in.
stoneware glazed pipes laid 6,320 ft.
Water-closets—
Repaired, &c 40
Additional provided 14
Re-constructed 118
Soil pipes and ventilation shafts reconstructed
61
Ditto, ditto repaired 23
Flushing apparatus renewed or repaired 381
Water Supply—
Water supply to houses re-instated 14
Cisterns cleansed, repaired or covered 59
Water pipes and taps repaired 21
Miscellaneous—
Galvanized iron dust bins provided 116
Overcrowding in rooms abated 9
Yards to houses paved or amended 51
Forecourts 102
Removal of accumulation of dung, stagnant
water, animal or other refuse ... 20
Receptacles for dung erected or improved 15
Animals removed, being improperly kept 5
Smoke nuisances abated 2
Damp-proof courses inserted 11
Air bricks provided 33
Other defects remedied 63