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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Fish Shops | 15 |
Ice Cream Shops | 20 |
Other Pood Shops, Stores and Stalls | 254 |
Urinals | 25 |
Stables | 25 |
Visits under Hats and Mice (Destruction) Act | 123 |
Factories | 70 |
Visits under Shops Acts | 75 |
Smoke observations | 16 |
Inspections and re-inspections of work in hand and various visits | 1,320 |
Drain tests | 52 |
SUMMARY OP WORK EXECUTED DURING THE YEAR.
Water Supply:- | |
Water supply re-instated to houses | 21 |
Water service pipes repaired. | 54 |
Cisterns cleansed, covered or covers repaired | 3 |
Water Closets:- | |
New pans and traps fixed | 20 |
Flushing apparatus renewed or repaired | 25 |
Foul pans and traps cleansed | 10 |
Connections of flushing pipes to pans made good | 11 |
Seats and doors provided or repaired | 8 |
Ventilation provided or improved | 2 |
Flooring or paving repaired | 2 |
Drainage:- | |
Drains tested with smoke, water or colour | 52 |
Drains cleared | 48 |
Houses with drains partially relaid | 32 |
Inspection chambers constructed or improved | 11 |
Soil and ventilation pipes fixed or repaired | 8 |
Sinks, lavatory basins and baths provided | 3 |
Waste pipes renewed or provided | 4 |
Waste pipes repaired or trapped | 12 |
Waste pipes cleared | 7 |
Fresh-alr-inlets provided or repaired | 2 |
Grids provided to gullies | 4 |
Dampness:-Houses with - | |
Walls re-pointed or rendered | 5 |
Dampness in ground floor rooms remedied | 12 |
Roofs repaired | 62 |
Gutters repaired or renewed | 15 |
Rain water pipes repaired or renewed | 12 |
Ventilation under floors provided or improved | 3 |
Water service pipes repaired | 54 |
Window sills repaired | 4 |
Cleanliness:- | |
Dirty rooms, etc. cleansed | 408 |
Verminous rooms fumigated | 81 |
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