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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 1958

[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. accommodation19
Provided with sufficient ashplace accom-dation13
Provided with sufficient water supply12
Houses Improved Internally—
Walls and ceilings repaired154
Dampness in rooms remedied85
Defective floors repaired80
Ventilation of Rooms improved68
Windows repaired124
Stoves, fireplaces, etc. provided or repaired32
Houses Improved Externally—
Roofs repaired40
Eaves gutters and down spouts fixed or
repaired63
Yards paved or repaired3
Chimney stacks repaired18
Walls repointed or repaired47
Miscellaneous repairs21
Drainage—
Drains cleansed or repaired543
New drains constructed12
New Gullies provided3
Ventilation of drainage system improved1
Inspection chambers built or repaired13
Waste pipes provided or repaired11
New sinks provided7
Offensive accumulation removed1
Nuisances from animals abated1
Other nuisances abated6

Table: TABLE No. 3.

TABLE No. 3.

Infectious Diseases.
Cases removed to Isolation Hospitals21
Houses visited including revisits145
Rooms disinfected13
Notices delivered to Education Authorities, etc.196