[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge] page 18

Penge 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]

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Table: Drainage:—

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Drainage:—

Drains tested with smoke, water or colour	150
Drains cleared	61
Houses with drains relaid or partially relaid	35
Inspection chambers constructed or improved	12
Soil and ventilation pipes fixed or repaired	5
Sinks, lavatory basins and baths provided	2
Sink fillets repaired	7
Waste pipes renewed or provided	10
Waste pipes repaired or trapped	6
Waste pipes cleared	6
Fresh-air-inlets provided or repaired	4
Dampness—Houses with:—
Walls repointed or rendered	11
Dampness in ground floor rooms remedied	54
Roofs repaired	138
Gutters repaired or renewed	37
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed	15
Ventilation under floors provided or improved	3
Water service pipes repaired	19
Window sills repaired	11
Cleanliness:—
Dirty rooms etc. cleansed	62
Verminous rooms disinfested	123
Miscellaneous:—
Houses with floors, joists, etc., repaired	70
Houses with skirtings repaired	8
Houses with plaster repaired	57
Houses with new sashlines provided to windows	31
Houses with window frames etc. repaired	26
Houses with yard or forecourt paved or repaired	20
Houses with scullery paving repaired	2
Houses with chimneys repaired	25
Houses with airbricks renewed	3
Houses with stairs repaired	14
Houses with front and back steps repaired	6
Houses with fireplace jambs and mantels repaired	11
Houses with brickwork repaired	15
Kitchen stoves repaired or renewed	12
Other stoves repaired or renewed	32
Hearths renewed or repaired	4
Doors and frames repaired or renewed	12
Ventilation and lighting of rooms improved	3
New dustbins provided	61
Premises with miscellaneous defects repaired	23
Accumulations removed	13
Animal nuisances abated	1
Ventilated food stores provided	11