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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 1951

[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. accommodation27
Provided with sufficient ashplace accommodation68
Provided with sufficient water supply13
Houses Improved Internally— Dirty rooms cleansed147
Walls and ceilings repaired393
Dampness in rooms remedied193
Defective floors repaired37
Ventilation of rooms improved28
Windows repaired99
Coppers repaired—
Stoves, fireplaces, etc., provided or repaired18
Houses Improved Externally— Roofs repaired89
Eaves, gutters and down spouts fixed or repaired85
Yards paved or repaired—
Chimney stacks repaired43
Walls repointed or repaired72
Miscellaneous repairs67
Drainage— Drains cleansed or repaired834
New drains constructed1
New Gullies provided1
Ventilation of drainage system improved5
Inspection chambers built or improved13
Waste pipes provided or improved4
New sinks provided3
Offensive accumulation removed15
Nuisances from animals abated5
Other nuisances abated11

Table: TABLE No. 3.Infectious Diseases.

TABLE No. 3.

Infectious Diseases.

Cases removed to Isolation Hospitals69
Houses visited including revisits368
Rooms disinfected33
Notices delivered to Education Authorities, etc.337
Houses at which defective sanitary conditions were found