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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

Bromley 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Table: TABLE XI.(Continued)

TABLE XI.

(Continued)

General Items-
Rooms cleansed347
W.C. walls cleansed'...20
Entrance hall and staircase cleansed ...39
Bathroom cleansed ...12
Light and ventilation improved18
Plastering repaired or renewed265
Floors repaired or renewed ...105
Windows, frames, etc. repaired or renewed217
Sashcords repaired or renewed26
Putty pointing repaired or renewed15
Doors repaired or renewed43
Stoves and grates repaired or renewed187
Coppers repaired or renewed ...16
Handrails repaired or renewed1
Stairtreads repaired or renewed3
Dustbins provided ...103
Dirty conditions remedied6
Overcrowding abated—
Chimneys repaired ...55
External woodwork repainted168
Food stores provided2
Food stores ventilated—
Yard paving renewed, etc.5
Houses disinfected ...28
Accumulations removed36
—1,717
Total4.770
MEAT, MILK AND OTHER FOOD PREMISES—
Yards, floors, etc repaired15
Shops, rooms, etc. cleansed/limewashed42
Lighting/Ventilation improved12
Drainage improved ...8
Manure or refuse removed5
Refuse bins provided9
Floors, etc. cleansed5
Cold storage improved3
Water supply improved2
Sinks provided3
Miscellaneous71
Total175
FACTORIES, OUTWORKERS, Etc.—
Want of Cleanliness (Sect. 1)20
Overcrowding (Sect. 2)—
Unreasonable temperature (Sect. 3)2
Inadequate ventilation (Sect. 4)1
Ineffective drainage of floors (Sect. 6)1
Sanitary conveniences (Sect. 7)
(a) Insufficient4
(b) Unsuitable or defective30
(c) Not separate for sexes2
Other offences32
Outworkers' premises—
Smoke nuisances2
Restaurants, Hotels, etc. (nuisances remedied)31
Total125