London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1956

[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. accommodation40
Provided with sufficient ashplace accomdation14
Provided with sufficient water supply14
Houses Improved Internally—
Dirty rooms cleansed10
Walls and ceilings repaired61
Dampness in rooms remedied76
Defective floors repaired12
Ventilation of Rooms improved36
Windows repaired49
Stoves, fireplaces, etc. provided or repaired14
Houses Improved Externally—
Roofs repaired36
Eaves gutters and down spouts fixed or repaired45
Yards paved or repaired3
Chimney stacks repaired4
Walls repointed or repaired13
Miscellaneous repairs26
Drainage—
Drains cleansed or repaired724
New drains constructed2
New Gullies provided—
Ventilation of drainage system improved2
Inspection chambers built or repaired17
Waste pipes provided or repaired3
New sinks provided1
Offensive accumulation removed6
Nuisances from animals abated—
Other nuisances abated6

Table: TABLE No. 3.Infectious Diseases.

TABLE No. 3.

Infectious Diseases.

Cases removed to Isolation Hospitals57
Houses visited including revisits400
Rooms disinfected19
Notices delivered to Education Authorities, etc.268