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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
Beckenham 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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| Character of Premises. | No. | Bye-Laws or Regulations affecting same. | Action Taken and Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| All premises | ... | Bye-Laws as to New Streets and Buildings, 1911, which are applicable to re-drainage of existing buildings under Section 145, Beckenham U.D.C. Act, 1903 | See page 45. |
| All premises | ... | Bye-Laws respecting Cleansing and Covering of Domestic Water Supply Cisterns made under Section 139 of the Beckenham U.D.C. Act, 1903 | Contravention of these Bye-Laws were found on 26 premises and notices were served for cleansing or covering as the case required and these notices have been complied with in all cases. |
FUMIGATION OF ROOMS.
Showing number of rooms Fumigated, and the number Stripped and Distempered each month.
| Month. | ROOMS FUMIGATED. | No. of Roo Stripped and Distempered. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever. | Typhoid Fever. | Diphtheria Membranous Croup. | Cancer. | Phthisis. | Pneumonia. | Measles. | Miscellaneous. | Total. | |||
| January | 9 | ... | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 24 | 7 | 31 |
| February | 6 | ... | 5 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| March | 11 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 35 |
| April | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| May | 7 | ... | 4 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 19 | 4 | 23 |
| June | 11 | ... | 11 | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | 33 | 10 | 43 |
| July | 9 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| August | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 30 | ... | 30 |
| September | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 25 | ... | 25 |
| October | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 21 | ... | 21 |
| November | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 33 | ... | 33 |
| December | 30 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 36 | ... | 36 |
| Total | 143 | 9 | 55 | 17 | 37 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 301 | 34 | 335 |