Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 | 127 |
Roofs, gutters, rainwater pipes, &c., repaired | 86 |
House Drains— | |
Repaired, cleansed | 56 |
Ventilated | 15 |
Stoneware syphon gullies provided | 286 |
Houses provided with new drains | 127 |
Inspection Chambers constructed | 92 |
Aggregate length of 4 in., 6 in., and 9 in. stoneware glazed pipes laid | 9,126ft. |
Sink and bath waste pipes renewed or repaired | 49 |
Water-closets— | |
Lighted and ventilated | 67 |
Repaired, &c. | 52 |
Additional provided | 13 |
New water-closet basins and traps | 134 |
Soil pipes and ventilation shafts reconstructed | 71 |
Ditto, ditto repaired | 34 |
Flushing apparatus renewed or repaired | 130 |
Water Supply— | |
Water supply to houses re-instated | 11 |
Cisterns cleaned, repaired or covered | 29 |
Miscellaneous— | |
Galvanized iron dust bins provided | 165 |
Overcrowding in rooms abated | 9 |
Yards and Forecourts to houses paved or amended | 68 |