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 78
Drains cleared 81
Houses with drains partially relaid 43
Inspection chambers constructed or improved 19
Soil and ventilation pipes fixed or repaired 29
Sinks, lavatory basins and baths provided 26
Sink fillets repaired 11
Waste pipes renewed or provided 15
Waste pipes repaired or trapped 38
Waste pipes cleared 20
Fresh-air-inlets provided or repaired 11
Rainwater pipe disconnected from drain 1
Dampness, Houses with :—
Walls re-pointed or rendered 23
Dampness in ground floor rooms remedied 59
Roofs repaired 245
Gutters repaired or renewed 55
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed 53
Ventilation under floors provided or improved 15
Water service pipes repaired 108
Window sills repaired 12
Cleanliness:—
Dirty rooms, etc., cleansed 557
Verminous rooms fumigated 128
Miscellaneous:—
Houses with defective floors, joists, etc., repaired 120
Houses with defective plaster repaired 201
Houses with new sash lines provided to windows 20
Houses with window frames, etc., repaired 57
Houses with yards or forecourts paved or repaired 22
Houses with scullery paving repaired 6
Houses with chimneys repaired 44
Houses with air bricks renewed 11
Houses with stairs repaired 11
Houses with front and back steps repaired 21
Houses with fireplace jambs and mantels repaired 14
Houses with brickwork repaired 400
Kitchen stoves repaired or renewed 17
Scullery coppers repaired or renewed 3
Other stoves repaired or renewed 47
Doors repaired or renewed 34
Ventilation and lighting of rooms improved 5
New dustbins provided 45
Premises with miscellaneous defects repaired, etc. 49
Animals removed ' 9
Wasps nests destroyed 2
Accumulations removed 28
Smoke nuisances abated 2