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 189
Drains cleared 61
Houses with drains relaid or partially relaid 43
Inspection chambers constructed or improved 10
Soil and ventilation pipes fixed or repaired 17
Sinks, lavatory basins and baths provided 8
Sink fillets repaired 2
Waste pipes renewed or provided 9
Waste pipes repaired or trapped 16
Waste pipes cleared 8
Fresh-air-inlets provided or repaired 7
Dampness—Houses with:—
Walls repointed or rendered 16
Dampness in ground floors remedied 33
Roofs repaired 107
Gutters repaired or renewed 23
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed 17
Ventilation under floors provided or improved 3
Water service pipes repaired 81
Window sills repaired 7
Cleanliness:—
Dirty rooms, etc. cleansed 101
Verminous rooms disinfested 87
Miscellaneous:—
Houses with floors, joists, etc. repaired 48
Houses with skirtings repaired 6
Houses with plaster repaired 86
Houses with new sashlines provided to windows 34
Houses with window frames, etc. repaired 25
Houses with yard or forecourts paved or repaired 5
Houses with scullery paving repaired 4
Houses with chimneys repaired 24
Houses with airbricks renewed 4
Houses with stairs repaired 9
Houses with front and back steps repaired 5
Houses with fireplace jambs and mantels repaired 9
Houses with brickwork repaired 11
Kitchen stoves repaired or renewed 6
Other stoves repaired or renewed 25
Scullery coppers repaired or renewed 1
Hearths renewed or repaired 7
Doors and frames repaired or renewed 14
Ventilation and lighting of rooms improved 5
New dustbins provided 96
Premises with miscellaneous defects repaired 10
Accumulations removed 15
Animal nuisances abated 2