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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In 134 instances works of repair and renovation were requested and carried out before the issue of Certificates were approved and the following table gives an indication of the extent and variety of the items involved.
Baths | 1 |
Brickwork and Pointing | 13 |
Ceilings | 11 |
Doors | 36 |
Electric Wiring | 19 |
Fireplaces and Boilers | 19 |
Fences and Gates | 18 |
Gutters and Downpipes | 30 |
Floors, damp and defective | 11 |
Paintwork—External | 36 |
Plaster—Wall | 18 |
Putties—Windows | 35 |
Paving | 9 |
Roofs | 21 |
Rendering | 7 |
Sink Wastes | 7 |
Sinks | 5 |
Stairs | 13 |
Steps | 5 |
Windows—frames | 35 |
cills | 13 |
ill-fitting | 82 |
glazing | 38 |
sashcords | 12 |
Walls—damp | 25 |
Water Heaters | 3 |
Water Taps | 11 |
Washbasins | 10 |
W.C.'s—pans | 9 |
cisterns | 4 |