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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
Penge 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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TABLE OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS.
Number of Houses, Premises, &c., cleansed
repaired, whitewashed, &c. 51
Roofs, Gutters, Rainwater pipes, &c.,
repaired 64
House Drains—
Repaired, cleansed
Rainwater pipes disconnected from drains 21
Stoneware syphon gullies provided 172
Ventilated 22
Houses provided with new drains 52
Inspection Chambers constructed 59
Aggregate length of 4 in. and 6 in. stoneware
glazed pipes laid 4,623 ft.
Water-closets—
Repaired, &c. 20
Additional provided 2
Re-constructed 113
Soil pipes re-constructed 57
Ditto repaired and ventilated 24
Flushing apparatus renewed or repaired 88
Water Supply—
Water supply to houses re-instated 19
Cisterns cleansed, repaired, or covered 58
Miscellaneous—
Galvanized iron dust bins provided 46
Overcrowding in rooms abated 6
Yards to houses paved or amended 33
Forecourts 27
Removal of accumulation of dung, stagnant
water, animal or other refuse 12
Receptacles for dung erected or improved 5
Animals removed, being improperly kept 4
Smoke nuisances abated 3
Other defects remedied 54