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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
Chislehurst 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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The remaining properties in the Urban District, not in the previous five groups, are as under:—
| District. | No. of Premises. | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | Non-P.esidential | |
| Lamorbey. | ||
| Blackfen Road | 8 | |
| Burnt Oak Lane | – | 1 |
| Days Lane | – | 1 |
| Hurst Road | 1 | 1 |
| Sidcup. | ||
| Bexley Lane | 1 | |
| Oxford Road | – | 1 |
| Station Road | 1 | – |
| Foots Cray. | ||
| Church Road | 1 | – |
| Palm Avenue | 2 | — |
| North Cray. | ||
| Birchwood Corner | 24 | — |
| Bunkers Hill | 6 | — |
| Old London Road | 4 | — |
| Parsonage Lane | 16 | — |
| St. Paul's Cray. | ||
| Broomwood Road | 4 | – |
| Chapmans Lane | 15 | – |
| Cookham Lane | 2 | — |
| Hockenden Lane | 24 | — |
| Land Way | 3 | – |
| Sandy Lane | 11 | — |
| Sidcup By-Pass | — | 4 |
| Trunks Alley | 2 | – |
| Chislehurst. | ||
| Botany Bay Lane | 5 | – |
| Camden Grove | 1 | – |
| Elmstead Lane | 3 | 1 |
| Hawkwood Lane | 2 | – |
| Kemnal Road | 1 | – |
| Old Station Hill | 1 | – |
| Orpington Road | 1 | – |
| Scadbury– | 3 | – |
| Total | 142 | 9 |
The matter of cesspool drainage is before the Local Authority
and is receiving their active attention. In the main the subsoil is
chalk, which makes a percolating cesspool a danger.