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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Drains tested with smoke,water or colour | 59 |
Drains cleared | 80 |
Houses with drains partially relaid | 49 |
Inspection chambers constructed or improved | 14 |
Soil and ventilation pipes fixed or repaired | 10 |
Sinks, lavatory basins and baths provided | 14 |
Sink fillets repaired | 10 |
Waste pipes renewed or provided | 17 |
Waste pipes repaired or trapped | 36 |
Waste pipes cleared | 7 |
Fresh-air-inlets provided or repaired | 6 |
Rainwater pipes disconnected from drain | 3 |
Dampness, Houses with : | |
Walls repointed or rendered | 25 |
Dampness in ground floor rooms remedied | 36 |
Roofs repaired | 340 |
Gutters repaired or renewed | 34 |
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed | 40 |
Ventilation under floors provided or improved | 18 |
Water service pipes repaired | 46 |
Window sills repaired | 27 |
Cleanliness : | |
Dirty rooms, etc., cleansed | 499 |
Verminous rooms disinfected | 106 |
Miscellaneous : | |
Houses with defective floors, joists, etc., repaired | 121 |
Houses with defective plaster repaired | 240 |
Houses with new sash lines provided to windows | 40 |
Houses with window frames, etc., repaired | 81 |
Houses with yards, or forecourts paved or repaired | 17 |
Houses with scullery paving repaired | 2 |
Houses with chimneys repaired | 46 |
Houses with air bricks renewed | 11 |
Houses with stairs repaired | 9 |
Houses with front and back steps repaired | 21 |
Houses with fireplace jambs and mantels repaired | 11 |
Houses with brickwork repaired | 38 |
Kitchen stoves repaired or renewed | 31 |
Scullery coppers, repaired or renewed | 1 |
Other stoves repaired or renewed | 66 |
Doors repaired or renewed | 34 |
Ventilation and lighting of rooms improved | 6 |
New dustbins provided | 52 |
Premises with miscellaneous defects repaired, etc. | 24 |
Animals removed | 5 |
Wasps nests destroyed | 4 |
Accumulations removed | 19 |
Smoke nuisances abated | 1 |