London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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Nature of Nuisancos or Defects: Remedied.
| No.of defects Remedied | |
|---|---|
| Choked Drains | 30 |
| Drains defective or altered | 48 |
| Defective gullies | 7 |
| Defective W.C. pans | 19 |
| Flushing apparatus to W.C. defective | 20 |
| Dirty W.C. pans | 1 |
| W.C. apartments, dirty or defective | 54 |
| Waste pipes, defective or untrapped | 27 |
| Defective channels to waste gullies | 6 |
| House sinks, defective | 6 |
| Soil pipes, dcfective | 2 |
| Ventilating shafts, choked or defective | 1 |
| Fresh air inlets, defective | 5 |
| Manhole covers, defective or unsealed | 23 |
| Water supply cisterns,uncovered,dirty or defective | 6 |
| Galv.Iron dustbins, defective or absent | 6 |
| Defective pointing | 20 |
| Dampness | 124 |
| Rain-water pipes, defective | 11 |
| Defective gutters | 27 |
| Defective roofs | 61 |
| Defective floors | 37 |
| Defective walls | 56 |
| Defective ceilings | 37 |
| Dirty walls | 50 |
| Dirty ceilings | 55 |
| Yard paving defective or absent | 31 |
| Defective stoves | 32 |
| Defective coppers | 7 |
| Defective airbricks | 15 |
| Defective windows and fittings | 37 |
| Defective doors | 13 |
| Accumulation of offensive material | 9 |
| Absence of manure pit,pit uncovered or defective | 2 |
| Insufficient ventilation to room | 7 |
| Verminous rooms | 5 |
| Absence of, or defective food cupboards | 14 |
| Defective cement rendering | 2 |
| Defective stairs and handrails | 12 |
| Defective matching | 1 |
| Absence of water supply | 3 |
| Rats, premises freed of | 102 |
| Absence of Statutory Information in Rent Book | 12 |
| Miscellaneous Shop Acts, Defects | 37 |
| Miscellaneous | 49 |
| 1,129 |