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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 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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Table: TABLE No. 2.Improvements effected and defective sanitary conditions

TABLE No. 2.

Improvements effected and defective sanitary conditions

remedied.No.
Houses—13
Provided with sufficient w.c. accommodation Provided with sufficient ashplace accom-dation2
Provided with sufficient water supply7
Houses Improved Internally—
Walls and ceilings repaired119
Dampness in rooms remedied49
Defective floors repaired13
Ventilation of Rooms improved34
Windows repaired44
Stoves, fireplaces, etc. provided or repaired7
Houses Improved Externally—
Roofs repaired23
Eaves gutters and down spouts fixed or repaired42
Yards paved or repaired2
Chimney stacks repaired9
Walls repointed or repaired17
Miscellaneous repairs29
Drainage—7 89
Drains cleansed or repaired-
New drains constructed1
New gullies provided3
Ventilation of drainage system improved11
Inspection chambers built or repaired7
Waste pipes provided or repaired1
New sinks provided9
Offensive accumulations removed2
Nuisances from animals abated10
Other nuisances abated

Table: TABLE No. 3.

TABLE No. 3.

Infectious Diseases.
Cases removed to Isolation Hospitals15
Houses visited including revisits127
Rooms disinfected-
Noticcs delivered to Education Authorities, etc.29