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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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| Water supply pipes reinstated to houses | 4 |
| Water service pipes repaired | 29 |
| Water supply tanks cleansed or repaired | 2 |
| Water closets cleared of obstructions | 17 |
| Flushing apparatus renewed or repaired | 29 |
| New pans and traps fixed | 15 |
| Seats and doors provided or repaired | 4 |
| Drains tested with smoke, water or colour | 48 |
| Drains cleared or repaired | 134 |
| Sink wastepipes cleared or repaired | 9 |
| Wastepipes repaired or trapped | 10 |
| Houses with drains relaid or partially relaid | 8 |
| Inspection chambers constructed or improved | 1 |
| Soilpipes and vent pipes cleared or repaired | 5 |
| Inspection chamber covers renewed | 2 |
| Mica flaps fitted | 1 |
| Dampness in basement houses remedied | 18 |
| Dampness in ground-floor rooms remedied | 24 |
| Roofs repaired | 42 |
| Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed | 7 |
| Gutters repaired or renewed | 14 |
| Walls repointed or rendered and dampness in first-floor rooms remedied | 12 |
| Window sills repaired | 3 |
| Verminous rooms disinfested | 84 |
| Dirty rooms, etc., cleansed | 9 |
| W.C.s cleansed | 1 |
| Houses with floor joists, etc., repaired | 24 |
| Houses with skirtings repaired | 1 |
| Houses with yard or forecourt paved or repaired | 5 |
| Houses with window frames, etc., repaired | 11 |
| Houses with miscellaneous defects remedied | 8 |