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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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| Fish frying shops | 52 |
| Ice-Cream Shops | 109 |
| Cafes and restaurants | 152 |
| Food factories | 131 |
| Other food shops, stores and stalls | 470 |
| Public conveniences | 36 |
| Factories | 76 |
| Rats and mice | 1,990 |
| Outworkers | 48 |
| Schools | 15 |
| Rent Act, 1957 | 42 |
| Keeping of animals | 19 |
| Drain tests | 16 |
| Food sampling | 6 |
| Movable dwellings | 8 |
| Clean Air Act, 1956 | 1,469 |
| Revisits and inspections of work in hand | 1,205 |
| Miscellaneous visits | 122 |
| Shops Act inspections and patrols | 389 |
| Heating Appliances Act | 6 |
SUMMARY OF WORK EXECUTED DURING THE YEAR
| Water Supply:— | |
| Water supply pipes reinstated to houses | 2 |
| Water service pipes repaired | 20 |
| Water Closets:— | |
| Water closets cleared of obstructions | 1 |
| Flushing apparatus renewed or repaired | 19 |
| New pans and traps fixed | 6 |
| Seats and doors provided or repaired | 2 |
| Drainage:— | |
| Drains tested with smoke, water or colour | 20 |
| Drains cleared or repaired | 77 |
| Sink wastepipes cleared or repaired | 12 |
| Wastepipes repaired or trapped | 4 |
| Houses with drains relaid or partially relaid | 8 |
| Inspection chambers constructed or improved | 4 |
| Soilpipes and vent pipes cleared or repaired | 1 |
| Inspection chamber covers renewed | 4 |
| Mica flaps fitted | 1 |
| Sinks provided or repaired | 1 |
| Dampness, Houses with:— | |
| Dampness in basement rooms remedied | 12 |
| Dampness in ground floor rooms remedied | 6 |
| Roofs repaired | 32 |
| Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed | 9 |
| Gutters renewed or repaired | 15 |
| Walls repointed or rendered and dampness in upper floor rooms remedied | 5 |
| Window sills repaired | 1 |