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

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Penge 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]

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Miscellaneous:
Houses with defective floors, joists, etc., repaired 59
Houses with defective plaster repaired 157
Houses with new sash lines provided to windows 66
Houses with window frames, etc., repaired 41
Houses with yards or forecourts paved or repaired 45
Houses with scullery paving repaired 13
Houses with air bricks renewed 12
Houses with stairs repaired 9
Houses with fireplace jambs and mantels repaired 10
Ventilation and light of rooms provided or improved 3
Kitchen stoves repaired or renewed 42
Scullery coppers repaired or renewed 23
Other stoves repaired or renewed 67
Doors repaired or renewed 23
New dustbins provided 47
Premises with miscellaneous defects repaired, etc. 62
Overcrowding abated 47
Animals removed 7
Manure pits repaired 1
Accumulations removed 23
Smoke nuisances abated 4
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk Supply.
At the end of the year there were 9 premises registered
as dairies. In addition, 48 persons were registered to sell milk
in sealed containers only. Fifteen dairymen, with dairies outside
the district, who sell milk in Penge, are also registered.
There are no cowsheds in the district.