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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Fish frying shops | 52 |
Ice-Cream Shops | 109 |
Cafes and restaurants | 152 |
Food factories | 131 |
Other food shops, stores and stalls | 470 |
Public conveniences | 36 |
Factories | 76 |
Rats and mice | 1,990 |
Outworkers | 48 |
Schools | 15 |
Rent Act, 1957 | 42 |
Keeping of animals | 19 |
Drain tests | 16 |
Food sampling | 6 |
Movable dwellings | 8 |
Clean Air Act, 1956 | 1,469 |
Revisits and inspections of work in hand | 1,205 |
Miscellaneous visits | 122 |
Shops Act inspections and patrols | 389 |
Heating Appliances Act | 6 |
SUMMARY OF WORK EXECUTED DURING THE YEAR
Water Supply:— | |
Water supply pipes reinstated to houses | 2 |
Water service pipes repaired | 20 |
Water Closets:— | |
Water closets cleared of obstructions | 1 |
Flushing apparatus renewed or repaired | 19 |
New pans and traps fixed | 6 |
Seats and doors provided or repaired | 2 |
Drainage:— | |
Drains tested with smoke, water or colour | 20 |
Drains cleared or repaired | 77 |
Sink wastepipes cleared or repaired | 12 |
Wastepipes repaired or trapped | 4 |
Houses with drains relaid or partially relaid | 8 |
Inspection chambers constructed or improved | 4 |
Soilpipes and vent pipes cleared or repaired | 1 |
Inspection chamber covers renewed | 4 |
Mica flaps fitted | 1 |
Sinks provided or repaired | 1 |
Dampness, Houses with:— | |
Dampness in basement rooms remedied | 12 |
Dampness in ground floor rooms remedied | 6 |
Roofs repaired | 32 |
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed | 9 |
Gutters renewed or repaired | 15 |
Walls repointed or rendered and dampness in upper floor rooms remedied | 5 |
Window sills repaired | 1 |