London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Penge 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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| Water supply reinstated to houses | 7 |
| Water service pipes repaired | 17 |
| Cisterns cleansed, covered or covers repaired | 1 |
| Waterclosets cleared of obstructions | 11 |
| Flushing apparatus renewed or repaired | 15 |
| New pans and traps fixed | 14 |
| Watercloset joints repaired or renewed | 3 |
| Seats and doors provided or repaired | 2 |
| Flooring or paving repaired | 1 |
| Drains tested with smoke, water or colour | 74 |
| Drains cleared or repaired | 30 |
| Gullies cleared | 10 |
| Sink waste pipes cleared or repaired | 13 |
| Waste pipes repaired or trapped | 7 |
| Houses with drains relaid or partially relaid | 17 |
| Inspection chambers constructed or improved | 6 |
| New sinks provided | 2 |
| Soilpipes and vent pipes cleared or repaired | 4 |
| Inspection chamber covers renewed | 6 |
| Mica flaps fitted | 1 |
| Dampness in basement houses remedied | 24 |
| Dampness in ground floor rooms remedied | 32 |
| Roofs repaired | 74 |
| Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed | 12 |
| Water service pipes repaired | 17 |
| Gutters repaired or renewed | 6 |
| Walls repointed or rendered and dampness in first-floor rooms remedied | 7 |
| Window sills repaired | 2 |
| Verminous rooms disinfested | 33 |
| Dirty rooms, etc., cleansed | 16 |
| W.C.'s cleansed | 2 |
| Houses with floor joists, etc., repaired | 33 |
| Houses with skirtings repaired | 4 |
| Houses with yard or forecourt paved or repaired | 37 |
| Houses with new sinks provided | 1 |