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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE DISTRICT. Nature of Nuisances or Defects Discovered.
| No. of premises at which defects were found. | |
|---|---|
| Drainage and Sanitary Arrangements:— | |
| Choked drains | 57 |
| Defective drains | 42 |
| Waste pipes, defective or untrapped | 28 |
| Defective channels to wastes and gullies | 16 |
| Rain water pipes, defective | 27 |
| House sinks, defective | — |
| Water closets or flushing apparatus, defective | 58 |
| W.C. apartments, dirty or defective | 54 |
| Soil pipes, defective | 3 |
| Ventilating shafts, choked or defective | 14 |
| Manhole covers, defective or unsealed | 14 |
| Public urinals, dirty | — |
| Water supply cisterns, uncovered | 12 |
| ,, ,, ,, dirty or defective | 4 |
| Galvanised iron dustbins, defective or absent | 89 |
| Defective fresh air inlets | 23 |
| Insufficient ventilation to houses | 4 |
| Defective sanitary fittings | 46 |
| Overflowing cesspool | 2 |
| Dwelling Houses: — | |
| Rooms requiring fumigation | 161 |
| Walls, floors, and ceilings, defective | 94 |
| Houses damp | 161 |
| Roofs and gutters, defective | 149 |
| Houses or parts, dirty | 150 |
| Yard paving, absent or defective | 50 |
| Stoves, defective | 31 |
| Miscellaneous | 63 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances:— | |
| Smoke nuisances | - |
| Keeping of animals contrary to the Bye-Laws | 27 |
| Accumulation of offensive material | 32 |
| Absence of manure pit or pit uncovered | 12 |
| Contamination of streams | — |
| Dirty yards | 13 |
| Dirty rooms | 4 |