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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
Orpington 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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TABLE VIII.
NUISANCES, DEFECTS, CONTRAVENTIONS, ETC.,
ABATED OR REMEDIED IN 1957.
Drainage.
Drains constructed or
reconstructed 3
Drains repaired 17
Drains cleansed 50
Inspection chambers repaired
or renewed 5
Inspection chamber covers
provided 1
Ventilation improved or repaired 4
Cesspools emptied 4
Cesspools repaired or
reconstructed 4
Cesspools abolished and
connections made to sewer 24
Dampness.
Roofs made watertight 19
Walls made waterproof 5
Damp-proof course provided 1
Damp-proof course repaired
or renewed 2
Water Supply.
Main supply provided 3
Pipes repaired or renewed 2
Storage tanks repaired or
renewed 1
General Items.
Wall plaster repaired 4
Ceiling plaster repaired 4
Floors repaired 3
Rooms cleansed or decorated 6
Windows and doors repaired 11
Fire surrounds and grates
repaired or renewed 1
New sinks in kitchen provided 1
Sink waste pipes trapped,
renewed or repaired 2
Water closets repaired or
reconstructed 3
Wash basins provided 1
Water closet seats repaired
or renewed 2
Ventilation in water closet
improved 1
Flushing cisterns repaired or
renewed 3
Rainwater gutters repaired or
renewed 3
Rainwater downpipes repaired
or renewed 1
Chimney stacks made waterproof 3
Ball valves repaired or renewed 2
Taps repaired or renewed 1
Yard paving and drainage
repaired 4
Dustbins provided 3
Ventilated food stores provided 1
Nuisance from animals abated 2
Noxious accumulation removed 5
Chimney pots renewed 1
Intercepter repaired or renewed 3