London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Penge 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]

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SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS AND VISITS.
The following summary shows the number of visits and inspections made:—
Inspections through complaints received 959
Housing Act 41
Overcrowding and measurement of rooms 30
Infectious diseases 222
Houses-let-in-Lodgings and Common Lodging Houses 105
Bakehouses 92
Dairies 112
Meat shops 205
Fish frying shops 42
Ice cream shops 117
Cafes and restaurants 187
Food factories 206
Other food shops, stores and stalls 583
Public conveniences 49
Stables 45
Rats and Mice 207
Factories 194
Outworkers 25
Schools 15
Smoke observations 26
Drain tests 248
Keeping of Animals 25
Food and water sampling 213
Movable dwellings 26
Rag Flock Act 26
Transferable Deaths 120
Revisits and inspections of work in hand 3,837
Miscellaneous visits 202
Shops Acts inspections and patrols 462
SUMMARY OF WORK EXECUTED DURING THE YEAR.
Water Supply:—
Water supply reinstated to houses 5
Water service pipes repaired 40
Cisterns cleansed, covered or covers repaired 8
Water Closets:—
New pans and traps fixed 24
Flushing apparatus renewed or repaired 28
Foul pans and traps cleansed 7
Connections of flushing pipes to pans made good 13
Seats and doors provided or repaired 21
Ventilation provided or improved 2
Walls repaired 3
Flooring or paving repaired 6
Artificial lighting provided 2
Labelled 1