London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Penge 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]

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SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS AND VISITS.
The following summary shows the number of visits and inspections made:-
Inspections through complaints received 1,150
Housing Act 40
Overcrowding and measurement of rooms 35
Infectious diseases 140
Houses-let-in-Lodgings and Common Lodging Houses 103
Bakehouses 43
Dairies 81
Meat shops 293
Fish frying shops 32
Ice cream shops 153
Cafes and restaurants 35
Food factories 135
Other food shops, stores and stalls 317
Public conveniences 30
Stables 40
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act 140
Factories 170
Schools 14
Smoke observations 12
Drain tests 99
Marine stores 12
Keeping of animals 22
Food and water samplings 175
Movable dwellings 12
Transferable deaths 102
Revisits and inspections of work in hand 3,468
Miscellaneous visits 124
Shops Acts inspections and patrols 229
SUMMARY OF WORK EXECUTED DURING THE YEAR.
Water Supply:—
Water supply reinstated to houses 5
Water service pipes repaired 55
Cisterns cleansed, covered or covers repaired 7
New storage cisterns provided 1
Water Closets:—
New pans and traps fixed 41
Flushing apparatus renewed or repaired 41
Foul pans and traps cleansed 9
Connections of flushing pipes to pans made good 18
Seats and doors provided or repaired 23
Ventilation provided or improved 9
Walls repaired 4
Flooring or paving repaired 9
Artificial lighting provided 5