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Chislehurst 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

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Summary of Nuisances Discovered.
Defective roofs 12
Dampness (caused by the want of or insufficient damp
proof courses, defective eaves, gutters, rainwater down
pipes, etc.) 41
Dirty walls and ceilings of rooms 88
Defective interior walls and ceilings 20
Defective exterior walls 3
Defective interior floors and paving 3
Defective exterior paving of yards and approaches 12
Defective drainage appurtenances (W.C. pans, gullies, sinks,
sink wastes, etc.) 15
New dust-bins provided . 46
Verminous condition of house 1
Accumulations of offensive matter 3
Overcrowding (new cases) 5
Miscellaneous defects discovered (washing coppers, windows,
doors, stoves, etc.) 22
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
WM. GEO. POWELL, A.&C.R.S.I.,
Sanitary Inspector.