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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Drainage:—
Drains tested with smoke, water or colour | 150 |
Drains cleared | 61 |
Houses with drains relaid or partially relaid | 35 |
Inspection chambers constructed or improved | 12 |
Soil and ventilation pipes fixed or repaired | 5 |
Sinks, lavatory basins and baths provided | 2 |
Sink fillets repaired | 7 |
Waste pipes renewed or provided | 10 |
Waste pipes repaired or trapped | 6 |
Waste pipes cleared | 6 |
Fresh-air-inlets provided or repaired | 4 |
Dampness—Houses with:— | |
Walls repointed or rendered | 11 |
Dampness in ground floor rooms remedied | 54 |
Roofs repaired | 138 |
Gutters repaired or renewed | 37 |
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed | 15 |
Ventilation under floors provided or improved | 3 |
Water service pipes repaired | 19 |
Window sills repaired | 11 |
Cleanliness:— | |
Dirty rooms etc. cleansed | 62 |
Verminous rooms disinfested | 123 |
Miscellaneous:— | |
Houses with floors, joists, etc., repaired | 70 |
Houses with skirtings repaired | 8 |
Houses with plaster repaired | 57 |
Houses with new sashlines provided to windows | 31 |
Houses with window frames etc. repaired | 26 |
Houses with yard or forecourt paved or repaired | 20 |
Houses with scullery paving repaired | 2 |
Houses with chimneys repaired | 25 |
Houses with airbricks renewed | 3 |
Houses with stairs repaired | 14 |
Houses with front and back steps repaired | 6 |
Houses with fireplace jambs and mantels repaired | 11 |
Houses with brickwork repaired | 15 |
Kitchen stoves repaired or renewed | 12 |
Other stoves repaired or renewed | 32 |
Hearths renewed or repaired | 4 |
Doors and frames repaired or renewed | 12 |
Ventilation and lighting of rooms improved | 3 |
New dustbins provided | 61 |
Premises with miscellaneous defects repaired | 23 |
Accumulations removed | 13 |
Animal nuisances abated | 1 |
Ventilated food stores provided | 11 |