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 181
Drains cleared 63
Houses with drains partially relaid 38
Inspection chambers constructed or improved 18
Soil and ventilation pipes fixed or repaired 8
Sinks, lavatory basins and baths provided 4
Sink fillets repaired 4
Waste pipes renewed or provided 6
Waste pipes repaired or trapped 23
Waste pipes cleared 6
Fresh-air-inlets provided or repaired 4
Dampness—Houses with:—
Walls repointed or rendered 21
Dampness in ground floor rooms remedied 46
Roofs repaired 138
Gutters repaired or renewed 17
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed 21
Ventilation under floors provided or improved 4
Water service pipes repaired 40
Window sills repaired 12
Cleanliness :—
Dirty rooms etc. cleansed 325
Verminous rooms disinfested 104
Miscellaneous:—
Houses with floors, joists, etc. repaired 59
Houses with skirtings repaired 12
Houses with plaster repaired 132
Houses with new sashlines provided to windows 35
Houses with window frames etc. repaired 39
Houses with yard or forecourts paved or repaired 8
Houses with scullery paving repaired 4
Houses with chimneys repaired 25
Houses with airbricks renewed 6
Houses with stairs repaired 9
Houses with front and back steps repaired 13
Houses with fireplace jambs and mantels repaired 7
Houses with brickwork repaired 14
Kitchen stoves repaired or renewed 12
Scullery coppers repaired or renewed 1
Other stoves repaired or renewed 23
Hearths renewed or repaired 4
Doors and frames repaired or renewed 10
Ventilation and lighting of rooms improved 5
New dustbins provided 52
Premises with miscellaneous defects repaired 15
Accumulations removed 15
Smoke nuisances abated 2