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 Bromley]
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TABLE XII
General Items-
Rooms cleansed | 135 | |
W.C. walls cleansed | 12 | |
Entrance hall and staircase cleansed | 19 | |
Bathroom cleansed | 5 | |
Light and ventilation improved | 3 | |
Plastering repaired or renewed | 265 | |
Floors repaired or renewed | 87 | |
Windows, frames, etc. repaired or renewed | 90 | |
Sashcords repaired or renewed | 40 | |
Putty pointing repaired or renewed | 9 | |
Doors repaired or renewed | 13 | |
Stoves and grates repaired or renewed | 41 | |
Coppers repaired or renewed | 3 | |
Handrails repaired or renewed | — | |
Stairtreads repaired or renewed | 4 | |
Dustbins provided | 84 | |
Dirty conditions remedied | 3 | |
Overcrowding abated | — | |
Chimneys repaired | 16 | |
External woodwork repainted | 6 | |
Food stores provided | — | |
Food stores ventilated | 1 | |
Yard paving, etc. renewed | 6 | |
Houses disinfested | 23 | |
Accumulations removed | 22 | |
Fencing | 2 | |
Miscellaneous | 1 | |
— | 890 | |
MEAT, MILK AND OTHER FOOD PREMISES- | ||
Yard floors, repaired, etc. | 7 | |
Cleansed, lime-washed shops, rooms | 40 | |
Lighting/Ventilation improved | 7 | |
Drains improved | 13 | |
Manure or refuse removed | 4 | |
Refuse bins provided | 5 | |
Cold store or refrigerator improved | 1 | |
Water supply improved | 3 | |
Sinks provided | 6 | |
Washing facilities improved | 31 | |
Sanitary conveniences improved | 25 | |
Miscellaneous | 49 | |
— | 191 | |
FACTORIES, OUTWORKERS, Etc.— | ||
Want of Cleanliness (Sect. 1) | 21 | |
Overcrowding (Sect. 2) | 1 | |
Unreasonable temperature (Sect. 3) | 1 | |
Inadequate ventilation (Sect. 4) | — | |
Ineffective drainage of floors (Sect. 6) | — | |
Sanitary conveniences (Sect. 7): | ||
(a) Insufficient | 8 | |
(b) Unsuitable or defective | 50 | |
(c) Not separate for sexes | 6 | |
Other offences | 18 | |
Outworkers' premises | — | |
Smoke nuisances | 4 | |
— | 109 |