Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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Drains tested with smoke, water or colour | 160 |
Drains cleared | 46 |
Houses provided with new drains | 4 |
Houses with drains partially relaid | 43 |
Inspection chambers constructed or improved | 35 |
Interceptors provided | 4 |
Soil and ventilation pipes fixed or repaired | 34 |
Sinks, lavatory basins and baths provided | 85 |
Sinks repaired. | 6 |
Waste pipes renewed or provided | 74 |
,, ,, repaired or trapped | 52 |
,, ,, cleared | 12 |
Fresh air-inlets provided or repaired | 16 |
New gullies provided | 30 |
Grids provided to gullies | 3 |
Walls repointed or rendered | 21 |
Dampness in ground floor rooms remedied | 45 |
Roofs repaired | 164 |
Gutters repaired or renewed | 52 |
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed | 30 |
Ventilation under floors provided or improved | 21 |
Water service pipes repaired | 38 |
Dirty rooms, etc., cleansed or whitewashed | 634 |
Verminous rooms fumigated | 206 |