London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Penge 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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| No. in district | No. of visits | Notices served | Notices complied with | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Lodging Houses | — | — | ||
| Houses Let-in-Lodgings | ||||
| Dairies | — | — | ||
| Stables | ||||
| Butchers' Shops |
| The following summary shows the number of visits and inspections made:— | |
| Inspections through complaints received | |
| Infectious diseases | |
| Transferable deaths | |
| Overcrowding and measurement of rooms | |
| Houses let-in-lodgings and Common lodging houses | |
| Bakehouses | |
| Dairies and milkshops | |
| Meat shops | |
| Fish frying shops | |
| Other food shops, stores and stalls | |
| Urinals | |
| Stables and piggeries | |
| Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act | |
| Factories | |
| Shops Acts | |
| Schools | |
| Inspections and re-inspections of work in hand | |
| Miscellaneous visits | |
| Drain tests | |
| Water supply re-instated to houses | |
| Water services pipes repaired | |
| Cisterns cleansed, covered or covers repaired | |
| New storage cisterns provided | 2 |
| Provided direct from rising main | |
| New pans and traps fixed | |
| Flushing apparatus renewed or repaired | |
| Foul pans and traps cleansed | |
| Connections of flushing pipes to pans made good | |
| Seats and doors provided or repaired | |
| Ventilation provided or improved | |
| Walls repaired | |
| Flooring or paving repaired | |