Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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General- | |
Rooms cleansed | 397 |
W.C. walls, etc., cleansed | 72 |
Entrance hall and staircase cleansed | 49 |
Bathroom cleansed | 5 |
Light and ventilation of rooms improved | 33 |
Plastering- repaired or renewed | 250 |
Floors „ „ | 60 |
Window frames, etc., repaired or renewed | 186 |
Sash cords „ „ | 101 |
Putty pointing „ „ | 81 |
Doors „ „ | 55 |
Stoves „ „ | 85 |
Coppers „ „ | 40 |
Handrails „ „ | 18 |
Stairtreads, etc. „ „ | 12 |
Dustbins provided | 173 |
Dirty conditions remedied | 7 |
Overcrowding abated | 9 |
Defective chimneys repaired | 52 |
External woodwork painted | 18 |
Food stores—Provided | 72 |
Ventilated | 12 |
Cleansed | 10 |
Yard paving renewed or provided | 68 |
Houses disinfested | 42 |
Water Supply— | |
Separate and additional supply provided | 4 |
Drinking water service supplied direct from | |
main | 24 |
Fittings renewed, etc | 6 |
Supply re-instated | 4 |
Flushing cisterns repaired or renewed | 61 |
Miscellaneous | 210 |
TRADE PREMISES: | |
Factories and Workshops— | |
Want of cleanliness | 4 |
Want of drainage to floors | 2 |
Other nuisances | 4 |