London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Orpington 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
This page requires JavaScript
22
Number of premises with Cesspools 2,599
Number emptied by the Council during 1951 672
Details regarding the frequency of the emptyings during the
12 months are given below :—
Premises
Emptied
672
Once
281
Twice
141
3
69
4
48
5
30
6
19
7
15
8
11
9
10
10
5
11
3
12
1
Premises emptied more than twelve times during 1951—39.
Swimming: Baths.
There is one swimming bath in the district to which the
public are admitted. Samples of water were taken periodically
throughout the year and all proved to be satisfactory.