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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bakehouses | 34 |
Dairies and milkshops | 53 |
Meat shops | 94 |
Milk samp1ing | 12 |
Fish frying shops | 12 |
Other Pood Shops, Stores and Stalls | 283 |
Urinals | 48 |
Stables and piggeries | 85 |
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act | 661 |
Factories | 94 |
Shops Acts | 62 |
Marine stores | 10 |
Schools | 12 |
Inspections and re-inspections of world in hand | 1,515 |
Miscellaneous visits | 143 |
Dram tests | 117 |
Civil Defence Services | 152 |
SUMMARY OP WORK EXECUTED DURING THE YEAR. | |
Water Supply:- | |
Water supply re-instated to houses | 19 |
Water service pipes repaired | 50 |
Cisterns cleansed, covered or covers repaired | 3 |
Water Closets:- | |
New pans and traps fixed. | 38 |
Flushing apparatus renewed or repaired | 32 |
Foul pans and traps cleansed | 8 |
Connections of flushing pipes to pans made good | 15 |
Seats and doors provided or repaired. | 15 |
Ventilation provided or improved | 4 |
Flooring or paving repaired | 5 |
Drainage:- | |
Drains tested with smoke, water or colour | 117 |
Drains cleared | 90 |
Houses with drains partially relaid | 60 |
Inspection chambers constructed or improved | 12 |
Soil and ventilation pipes fixed or repaired | 6 |
Sinks, lavatory basins and baths provided | 4 |
Waste pipes renewed or provided | 5 |
Waste pipes repaired or trapped | 22 |
Waste pipes cleared | 11 |
Fresh-air-inlets provided or repaired | 5 |
Rainwater pipes disconnected from drain | 1 |
Dampness:- Houses with - | |
Walls re-pointed or rendered | 10 |
Dampness in ground floor rooms remedied | 21 |
Roofs repaired | 108 |
Gutters repaired or renewed | 27 |
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed | 24 |
Ventilation under floors provided or improved | 3 |
Water service pipes repaired | 50 |
Window sills repaired | 4 |
Cleanliness:- | |
Dirty rooms, etc. cleansed | 271 |
Verminous rooms fumigated | 60 |
Miscellaneous: - | |
Houses with defective floors, joists, etc. repaired | 55 |
Houses with defective plaster repaired | 105 |
Houses with new sash lines provided to windows | 19 |
Houses with window frames, etc. repaired | 24 |
Houses with yards or forecourts paved or repaired | 4 |
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