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Chislehurst 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

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4. Nuisances Remedied during the Year.
Sanitary accommodation: Insufficient 5
Defective 90
Drainage: (i) Reconstructed 29
(ii) Repaired 101
(iii) Cleaned 343
Cesspools: (i) Cleaned 9
(ii) Reconstructed 3
Baths, lavatory basins and sinks 24
Yard paving 1
Floors 63
Sub-floor ventilators 49.
Walls and ceilings redecorated 113
Walls and ceilings repaired 112
Dampness, roofs, walls and rainwater pipes 134
Verminous premises 61
Refuse receptacles 26
Water supplies 52
Keeping of animals 18
Offensive accumulations 31
Rats 141
Smoke 9
Rivers and streams 3
Keeping of food 14
Tents, vans and sheds 36
Various 267
5. Housing.
(i) Routine Inspections.
309 visits were made to premises in connection with the
Housing Act, 1936.
(ii) Clearance Areas.
No clearance areas were declared during the year under
review.
(iii) Individually Unfit Houses.
No individually unfit houses were declared during the
year.