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
Penge 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
This page requires JavaScript
| Water supply re-instated to houses | 11 |
| Water service pipes repaired | 30 |
| Draw-off taps provided on the rising main | 7 |
| Cisterns cleansed, covered or covers repaired | 4 |
| New pans and traps fixed | 42 |
| Flushing apparatus renewed or repaired | 32 |
| Foul pans and traps cleansed | 13 |
| Connections of flushing pipes to pans made good | 10 |
| Seats and doors provided or repaired | 25 |
| Ventilation provided or improved | 7 |
| Flooring or paving repaired | 4 |
| Drains tested with smoke, water or colour | 138 |
| Drains cleared | 66 |
| Houses provided with new drains | 7 |
| Houses with drains partially relaid | 48 |
| Inspection chambers constructed or improved | 11 |
| Interceptors provided | 2 |
| Soil and ventilation pipes fixed or repaired | 20 |
| Sinks, lavatory basins and baths provided | 32 |
| Sinks repaired | 4 |
| Waste pipes renewed or provided | 31 |
| Waste pipes repaired or trapped | 16 |
| Waste pipes cleared | 18 |
| Fresh-air-inlets provided or repaired | 10 |
| Grids provided to gullies | 3 |