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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Water supply reinstated to houses | 7 |
Water service pipes repaired | 17 |
Cisterns cleansed, covered or covers repaired | 1 |
Waterclosets cleared of obstructions | 11 |
Flushing apparatus renewed or repaired | 15 |
New pans and traps fixed | 14 |
Watercloset joints repaired or renewed | 3 |
Seats and doors provided or repaired | 2 |
Flooring or paving repaired | 1 |
Drains tested with smoke, water or colour | 74 |
Drains cleared or repaired | 30 |
Gullies cleared | 10 |
Sink waste pipes cleared or repaired | 13 |
Waste pipes repaired or trapped | 7 |
Houses with drains relaid or partially relaid | 17 |
Inspection chambers constructed or improved | 6 |
New sinks provided | 2 |
Soilpipes and vent pipes cleared or repaired | 4 |
Inspection chamber covers renewed | 6 |
Mica flaps fitted | 1 |
Dampness in basement houses remedied | 24 |
Dampness in ground floor rooms remedied | 32 |
Roofs repaired | 74 |
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed | 12 |
Water service pipes repaired | 17 |
Gutters repaired or renewed | 6 |
Walls repointed or rendered and dampness in first-floor rooms remedied | 7 |
Window sills repaired | 2 |
Verminous rooms disinfested | 33 |
Dirty rooms, etc., cleansed | 16 |
W.C.'s cleansed | 2 |
Houses with floor joists, etc., repaired | 33 |
Houses with skirtings repaired | 4 |
Houses with yard or forecourt paved or repaired | 37 |
Houses with new sinks provided | 1 |