London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1935
[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 |