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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Bromley 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Table: dampness—

dampness—

Roof, rain water pipes, puttering1 renewed, etc.612
Damp courses:—
Vertical75
Horizontal50
Solution125
Repaired or renewed14
Brickwork repaired or renewed45
External walls rendered36
Dry area constructed1
Pointing repaired or renewed156
General—
Rooms cleansed1103
Floors renewed or repaired137
Windows ,, ,, ,,555
Doors „ ,, „94
Stoves ,, ,, ,,180
Plastering ,, ,, „464
Handrails ,, „ ,, (or provided)75
Yard paving,, „ ,, ,, ,,173
Coppers94
New dustbins provided210
Overcrowding abated14
Disinfestations33
Ventilated food stores provided7
Food stores ventilated6
Defective chimneys repaired19
,, brickwork repaired23
Ventilation of rooms improved2
Defective gas flues reconstructed for coal fires37
Dirty conditions improved10
Water Supply—
Drinking water service supplied direct from main53
Fittings renewed or repaired29
Flushing cisterns renewed or repaired69
Drinking water cisterns provided with covers31
Drinking water cisterns cleansed2
Miscellaneous Items133