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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| Drainage:- | |
| Drains tested with smoke, water or colour | 71 |
| Drains cleared | 137 |
| Houses re-drained | 2 |
| Houses with drains partially relaid | 41 |
| Inspection chambers constructed or improved | 27 |
| Soil and ventilation pipes fixed or repaired | 15 |
| Sinks, lavatory basins and baths provided | 22 |
| Waste pipes renewed or provided | 16 |
| Waste pipes repaired or trapped | 42 |
| Waste pipes cleared | 24 |
| Fresh-air-inlets provided or repaired | 13 |
| Walls re-pointed or rendered | 10 |
| Dampness in ground floor rooms remedied | 29 |
| Roofs repaired | 147 |
| Gutters repaired or renewed | 51 |
| Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed | 45 |
| Ventilation under floors provided or improved | 8 |
| Water service pipes repaired | 59 |
| Window cills repaired | 13 |
| Dirty rooms, etc., cleansed | 330 |
| Verminous rooms fumigated | 68 |
| Houses with defective floors, joists, etc., repaired | 69 |
| Houses with defective plaster repaired | ' 112 |
| Houses with new sash lines provided to windows | 13 |
| Houses with window frames, etc., repaired | 30 |
| Houses with yards or forecourts paved or repaired | 6 |
| Houses with scullery paving repaired | 6 |
| Houses with chimney stacks and pots repaired | 16 |
| Houses with air bricks renewed | 13 |
| Houses with stairs repaired | 15 |
| Houses with front steps repaired | 8 |
| Houses with fireplace jambs and mantels repaired | 14 |
| Houses with brickwork repaired | 13 |
| Kitchen stoves repaired or renewed | 24 |
| Scullery coppers repaired or renewed | 4 |
| Other stoves repaired or renewed | 35 |
| Doors repaired or renewed | 17 |
| Ventilation and lighting of rooms improved | 6 |
| New dustbins provided | 284 |
| Premises with miscellaneous defects repaired, etc. | 22 |
| Animals removed | 10 |
| Wasps nests destroyed | 2 |
| Accumulations removed | 42 |
| Manure receptacles repaired or provided | 1 |