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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 1949

[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 accommodation40
Provided with sufficient water supply19
Houses Improved Internally—
Dirty rooms cleansed120
Walls and ceilings repaired508
Dampness in rooms remedied161
Defective floors repaired44
Ventilation of rooms improved24
Windows repaired121
Coppers repaired1
Stoves, fireplaces, etc., provided or repaired54
Houses Improved Externally—
Roofs repaired125
Eaves, gutters and down spouts fixed or repaired91
Yards paved or repaired10
Chimney stacks repaired21
Walls repointed or repaired64
Miscellaneous repairs103
Drainage—
Drains cleansed or repaired585
New drains constructed15
New Gullies provided6
Ventilation of drainage system improved5
Inspection chambers built or improved15
New sinks provided8
Waste pipes provided or improved10
Offiensive accumulation removed17
Nuisances from animals abated5
Other nuisances abated6

Table: TABLE No. 4.Infectious Diseases.

TABLE No. 4.

Infectious Diseases.

Cases removed to Isolation Hospitals63
Houses visited including revisits527
Rooms disinfected50
Notices delivered to Education Authorities, etc.366
Houses at which defective sanitary conditions
were foundNil