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 Beckenham]
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SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE DISTRICT.
Nature of Defects or Nuisances Discovered.
Drainage and Sanitary Arrangements:— | No. of premises at which defects were found. |
---|---|
Choked Drains | 23 |
Defective Drains | 19 |
Waste Pipes, defective or untrapped | 12 |
Waste Pipes, directly connected to the drains | — |
Rain Water Pipes, defective | 10 |
House Sinks, defective | 2 |
Water Closets or Flushing Apparatus, defective . | 38 |
W.C. Apartments, defective or dirty | 46 |
Soil Pipes, defective | 4 |
Drain Ventilating Pipes, choked or defective | 23 |
Man-Hole Covers, defective or unsealed | 9 |
Public Urinals, dirty | 4 |
Water Supply Cisterns, uncovered | 21 |
Water Supply Cisterns, defective or dirty | 4 |
Galvanised Iron Dustbins, absent or defective | 30 |
Defective Fresh Air Inlets | 27 |
Insufficient Ventilation to Houses | 3 |
Defective Sanitary Fittings | 13 |
Dwelling Houses:— | |
Rooms requiring fumigation | 222 |
Walls, Floors, and Ceilings, defective | 77 |
Houses damp | 95 |
Roofs and Gutters, defective | 103 |
Houses or parts, dirty | 169 |
Yard Paving, absent or defective | 31 |
Defective Stoves | 33 |
Miscellaneous | 72 |
Miscellaneous Nuisances:— | |
Smoke Nuisances | Nil |
Keeping of Animals contrary to Bye-Laws | 11 |
Accumulation of offensive manure | 10 |
Absence of manure pit | Nil |
Contamination of streams | 1 |
Dirty Yard | 1 |