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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 1959

[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. accommodation24
Provided with sufficient ashplace accom-
dation19
Provided with sufficient water supply4
Houses Improved Internally—
Walls and ceilings repaired117
Dampness in rooms remedied82
Defective floors repaired22
Ventilation of Rooms improved26
Windows repaired44
Stoves, fireplaces, etc. provided or repaired8
Houses Improved Externally—
Roofs repaired42
Eaves gutters and down spouts fixed or
repaired42
Yards paved or repaired—
Chimney stacks repaired8
Walls repointed or repaired17
Miscellaneous repairs8
Drainage—
Drains cleansed or repaired601
New drains constructed3
New Gullies provided2
Ventilation of drainage system improved3
Inspection chambers built or repaired11
Waste pipes provided or repaired16
New sinks provided3
Offensive accumulation removed10
Nuisances from animals abated1
Other nuisances abated4

Table: TABLE No. 3.Infectious Diseases.

TABLE No. 3.

Infectious Diseases.

Cases removed to Isolation Hospitals15
Houses visited including revisits245
Rooms disinfected5
Notices delivered to Education Authorities, etc.252