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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 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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Table: TABLE No. 2.Improvements effected and defective sanitary conditions remedied.

TABLE No. 2.

Improvements effected and defective sanitary conditions remedied.

Houses—No.
Provided with sufficient w.c. accommodation52
Provided with sufficient ashplace accommodation32
Provided with sufficient water supply28
Houses Improved Internally— Dirtv rooms cleansed107
Walls and ceilings repaired558
Dampness in rooms remedied180
Defective floors repaired51
Ventilation of rooms improved34
Windows repaired155
Coppers repaired1
Stoves, fireplaces, etc., provided or repaired30
Houses Improved Externally— Roofs repaired77
Eaves, gutters and down spouts fixed or repaired5G 6
Yards paved or repaired
Chimney stacks repaired9
Walls repointed or repaired50
Miscellaneous repairs84
Drainage— Drains cleansed or repaired1,084
New drains constructed4
New Gullies provided3
Ventilation of drainage system improvedI
Inspection chambers built or improved11
Waste pipes provided or improved15
Offensive accumulation removed8
Nuisances from animals abated3
Other nuisances abated10

Table: TABLE No. 3.Infectious Diseases.

TABLE No. 3.

Infectious Diseases.

Cases removed to Isolation Hospitals67
Houses visited including revisits383
Rooms disinfected30
Notices delivered to Education Authorities, etc.535
Houses at which defective sanitary conditions were found1