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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

Bexley 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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Table: TABLE No. 3.Improvements effected and defective sanitary conditions remedied.

TABLE No. 3.

Improvements effected and defective sanitary conditions remedied.

Houses-No.
Provided with sufficient w.c. accommodation49
Provided with sufficient ashplace accommodation90
Provided with sufficient water supply26
Houses Improved Internally—
Dirty rooms cleansed6
Walls and ceilings repaired47
Dampness in rooms remedied92
Defective floors repaired25
Ventilation of rooms improved3
Windows repaired11
Coppers repaired—
Stoves, fireplace, etc., provided or repaired13
Houses Improved Externally-
Roofs repaired38
Eaves, gutters and down spouts fixed or repaired32
Yards paved or repaired2
Chimney stacks repaired4
Walls repointed or repaired4
Miscellaneous repairs27
Yards cleansed2
Drainage—
Drains cleansed or repaired631
New drains constructed2
New gullies provided1
Ventilation of drainage system improved10
Inspection chambers built or improved9
New sinks provided1
Waste pipes provided or improved11
Offensive accumulation removed8
Nuisances from animals abated-
Tents, Vans and Sheds, nuisance abated-
Other nuisances abated28