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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Inspec
tions
Re-inspections.
Common Lodging Houses
3
—
Tents, Vans, and Sheds
7
—
Re Offensive Accumulations
34
4
Re Keeping of Animals
28
5
Re Rats
174
—
Re Verminous premises
38
35
Re Insufficient Ashplace Accommodation
61
75
Drains Inspected
1,123
867
Drains Tested (water, smoke or grenade)
73
—
Visits re Refuse Removals and Salvage
595
—
Miscellaneous Inspections
1,995
110
Food and Drugs Act re Samples
212
—
Shop Acts, 1912-1936
86
—
Visits re Certificates of Essential Repairs
1,915
44
TABLE No. 3.
Improvements effected and defective sanitary conditions
remedied.
Houses—
No.
Provided with sufficient w.c. accommodation
68
Provided with sufficient ashplace accommodation
39
Provided with sufficient water supply
33
Houses Improved Internally—
Dirty rooms cleansed
3
Walls and ceilings repaired
131
Dampness in rooms remedied
237
Defective floors repaired
41
Ventilation of rooms improved
—
Windows repaired
38
Coppers repaired
—
Stoves, fireplaces, etc., provided or repaired
25
Houses Improved Externally—
Roofs repaired
95
Eaves, gutters and down spouts fixed or repaired
59
Yards paved or repaired
—
Chimney stacks repaired
16
Walls repointed or repaired
22
Miscellaneous repairs
31
Yards cleansed
1
Drainage—
Drains cleansed or repaired
723
New drains constructed
4
New Gullies provided
1
Ventilation of drainage system improved
1
37