London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Chislehurst 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

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19
(ii) Reconstructed 0
Baths, lavatory basins and sinks 25
Yard paving 5
Floors 6
Sub-floor ventilators 11
Walls and ceilings redecorated 68
Walls and ceilings repaired 89
Dampness, roofs, walls and rainwater pipes 145
Verminous premises 97
Refuse receptacles 34
Water supplies 27
Keeping of animals 20
Offensive accumulations 74
Fruit-pickers' huts 6
Rats 119
Smoke 1
Keeping of food 11
Various 102
Total 1,521
5. Housing.
(i) Routine Inspections
447 visits were made to premises in connection with the Housing
Acts..
(ii) Clearance Areas.
No clearance areas have been declared during the year under
review.
(iii) Individually Unfit Houses.
No individually unfit houses have been declared during the
year.
(iv) Overcrowding.
The position with regard to overcrowding at the end of the
year under review is shown in the following Table:—