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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Houses let-in-lodgings and Common Lodging Houses | 80 |
Slaughter houses | 344 |
Bakehouses | 20 |
Dairies | 33 |
Milkshops | 30 |
Meat Shops | 89 |
Fish Shops | 15 |
Ice Cream Shops | 25 |
Other Food Shops, Stores and Stalls | 190 |
Urinals | 21 |
Stables | 25 |
Visits under Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act | 62 |
Factories | 84 |
Visits under Shops Acts | 113 |
Smoke observations | 30 |
Inspections and re-inspections of work in hand and | |
various visits | 1855 |
Drain tests | 72 |
SUMMARY OF WORK EXECUTED DURING THE YEAR. Water Supply:- | |
Water supply re-instated to houses | 7 |
Water service pipes repaired | 29 |
Draw-off taps provided on the rising main | 2 |
Cisterns cleansed, covered or covers repaired | 6 |
Water Closets:- | |
New pans and traps fixed | 41 |
Flushing apparatus renewed or repaired | 29 |
Foul pans and traps cleansed | 10 |
Connections of flushing pipes to pans made good | 5 |
Seats and doors provided or repaired | 19 |
Ventilation provided or improved | 6 |
Flooring or paving repaired | 5 |
Artificial light provided | 4 |
Drainage:- | |
Drains tested with smoke, water or colour | 72 |
Drains cleared | 47 |
Houses re-drained | 2 |
Houses with drains partially relaid | 32 |
Inspection chambers constructed or improved | 14 |
Interceptors provided | 3 |
Soil and ventilation pipes fixed or repaired | 16 |
Sinks, lavatory basins and baths provided | 20 |
Sinks repaired | 2 |
Waste pipes renewed or provided | 21 |
Waste pipes repaired or trapped | 13 |
Waste pipes cleared | 6 |
Fresh-air-inlets provided or repaired | 4 |
Grids provided to gullies | 2 |
Dampness: Houses with | |
Walls re-pointed or rendered | 14 |
Dampness in ground floor rooms remedied | 21 |
Roofs repaired | 86 |
Gutters repaired or renewed | 39 |
Rain water pipes repaired or renewed. | 12 |
Ventilation under floors provided or improved | 4 |
Water service pipes repaired | 29 |
Window sills repaired | 11 |