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 1957

[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. accommodation14
Provided with sufficient ashplace accom-dation8
Provided with sufficient water supply3
Houses Improved Internally—
Walls and ceilings repaired3
Dampness in rooms remedied46
Defective floors repaired22
Ventilation of Rooms improved11
Windows repaired23
Stoves, fireplaces, etc. provided or repaired13
Houses Improved Externally—
Roofs repaired17
Eaves gutters and down spouts fixed or
repaired25
Yards paved or repaired3
Chimney stacks repaired7
Walls repointed or repaired17
Miscellaneous repairs14
Drainage—
Drains cleansed or repaired634
New drains constructed6
New Gullies provided7
Ventilation of drainage system improved3
Inspection chambers built or repaired18
Waste pipes provided or repaired9
New sinks provided1
Offensive accumulation removed8
Nuisances from animals abated2
Other nuisances abated6

Table: TABLE No. 3.Infectious Diseases.

TABLE No. 3.

Infectious Diseases.

Cases removed to Isolation Hospitals41
Houses visited including revisits213
Rooms disinfected14
Notices delivered to Education Authorities, etc.172