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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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 |