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 Bexley]
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With Notice | Without Notice | |
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Houses improved externally— | ||
Roofs repaired | 5 | 111 |
Eaves, Gutters and Down Spouts fixed or repaired | _ | 50 |
Yards paved or repaired | — | 15 |
Drainage— | ||
Drains cleansed or repaired | — | 205 |
New Drains constructed | 26 | 7 |
Ventilation of drainage system improved | 3 | 17 |
Inspection chambers built or improved | 6 | 10 |
Waste pipes provided or improved | — | G |
Offensive accumulations removed | — | 18 |
Nuisance from animals abated | — | 12 |
Overcrowding abated | — | 20 |
Tents, Vans and Sheds, nuisances abated | — | 41 |
Infectious Disease— | |
Cases removed to Isolation Hospitals | 65 |
Houses visited, including re-visits | 194 |
Rooms disinfected | 165 |
Notices delivered to Educational Authorities, Royal Factories, etc. | 235 |
Houses at which defective sanitary conditions were found and remedied | 8 |
Food Inspection.
The following are the details of food condemned within the District during the year 1925, as being unfit for human consumption:—
Meat | 1407 lbs. |
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Fish | 28 „ |
Vegetables | 112 ,, |
It was necessary on one occasion to seize diseased
meat which was exposed for sale and the Purveyors in
question were convicted and fined £20 and £6 costs.
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