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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Dampness: Houses with:- | |
Walls repointed or rendered | 21 |
Dampness in ground floor rooms remedied | 51 |
Roofs repaired | 136 |
Gutters repaired or renewed | 61 |
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed | 32 |
Ventilation under floors provided or improved | 17 |
Water service pipes repaired | 30 |
Dirty rooms, etc., cleansed or whitewashed | 661 |
Verminous rooms fumigated | 156 |
Houses with defective floors, joists, etc., repaired | 38 |
Houses with defective plaster repaired | 98 |
Houses with new sash lines provided to windows | 30 |
Houses with window frames, etc., repaired | 33 |
Houses with yards or forecourts paved or repaired | 29 |
Houses with scullery paving repaired | 7 |
Houses with air bricks renewed | 12 |
Houses with window sills repaired | 10 |
Houses with fireplace jambs and mantels repaired | 11 |
Houses with stairs repaired | 15 |
Ventilation and light of rooms provided or improved | 8 |
Kitchen stoves repaired or renewed | 21 |
Scullery coppers repaired or renewed | 14 |
Other stoves repaired or renewed | 46 |
New dustbins provided | 95 |
Premises with miscellaneous defects repaired, etc. | 46 |
Overcrowding abated | 78 |
Animals removed | 2 |
Manure pits repaired | 2 |
Accumulations removed | 22 |
Smoke nuisances abated | 2 |