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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 1948

[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. accommodation57
Provided with sufficient ashplace accommodation66
Provided with sufficient water supply20
Houses Improved Internally— Dirty rooms cleansed39
Walls and ceilings repaired402
Dampness in rooms remedied354
Defective floors repaired78
Ventilation of rooms improved23
Windows repaired147
Coppers repaired3
Stoves, fireplaces, etc., provided or repaired25
Houses Improved Externally— Roofs repaired155
Eaves, gutters and down spouts fixed or repaired105
Yards paved or repaired3
Chimney stacks repaired13
Walls repointed or repaired55
Miscellaneous repairs188
Yards cleansed4
Drainage— Drains cleansed or repaired551
New drains constructed1
New Gullies provided6
Ventilation of drainage system improved3
Inspection chambers built or improved5
New sinks provided2
Waste pipes provided or improved22
Offensive accumulation removed20
Nuisances from animals abated1
Other nuisances abated35