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 |