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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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| Water supply reinstated to houses | 7 |
| Water service pipes repaired | 44 |
| Water closets cleared of obstructions | 10 |
| Flushing apparatus renewed or repaired | 23 |
| New pans and traps fixed | 17 |
| Water Closet joints repaired or renewed | 4 |
| Seats and doors provided or repaired | 1 |
| Drains tested with smoke, water or colour | 53 |
| Drains cleared or repaired | 106 |
| Gullies cleared | 17 |
| Sink wastepipes cleared or repaired | 13 |
| Wastepipes repaired or trapped | 11 |
| Houses with drains relaid or partially relaid | 15 |
| Inspection chambers constructed or improved | 14 |
| New sinks provided | 3 |
| Soilpipes and vent pipes cleared or repaired | 2 |
| Inspection chamber covers renewed | 2 |
| Mica flaps fitted | 2 |
| Dampness in basement houses remedied | 15 |
| Dampness in ground floor rooms remedied | 39 |
| Roofs repaired | 58 |
| Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed | 4 |
| Water service pipes repaired | 17 |
| Gutters repaired or renewed | 17 |
| Walls repointed or rendered and dampness in first floor rooms remedied | 41 |
| Window sills repaired | 2 |
| Verminous rooms disinfested | 102 |
| Dirty rooms, etc., cleansed | 3 |
| W.C.s cleansed | 2 |
| Houses with floor joists, etc., repaired | 24 |
| Houses with skirtings repaired | 3 |
| Houses with yard or forecourt paved or repaired | 2 |
| Houses with new sinks provided | 3 |
| Houses with window frames, etc., repaired | 7 |
| Houses with miscellaneous defects remedied | 50 |