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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Rooms cleansed | 1,808 |
W.C. walls cleansed | 173 |
Entrance hall and staircase cleansed | 197 |
Bathroom cleansed | 109 |
Light and ventilation improved | 32 |
Plastering repaired or renewed | 2,220 |
Floors repaired or renewed | 255 |
Windows, frames, etc. repaired or renewed | 615 |
Sashcords repaired or renewed | 175 |
Putty pointing repaired or renewed | 208 |
Doors repaired or renewed | 175 |
Stoves and grates repaired or renewed | 230 |
Coppers repaired or renewed | 16 |
Handrails repaired or renewed | 6 |
Stairtreads repaired or renewed | 26 |
Dustbins provided | 134 |
Dirty conditions remedied | 25 |
Overcrowding abated | 14 |
Chimneys repaired | 185 |
External woodwork repainted | 297 |
Food stores provided | 7 |
Food stores ventilated | 3 |
Yard paving renewed, etc. | 29 |
Houses disinfected | 41 |
Accumulations removed | 54 |
7,034 | |
Total | 11,131 |
Yards, floors, etc repaired | 31 |
Shops, rooms, etc. cleansed/limewashed | 61 |
Lighting/Ventilation improved | 29 |
Drainage improved | 11 |
Manure or refuse removed | 10 |
Refuse bins provided | 10 |
Floors, etc. cleansed | 7 |
Cold storage improved | 8 |
Water supply improved | 16 |
Sinks provided | 4 |
Miscellaneous | 64 |
Total | 251 |
Want of Cleanliness (Sect. 1) | 52 |
Overcrowding (Sect. 2) | — |
Unreasonable temperature (Sect. 3) | 3 |
Inadequate ventilation (Sect. 4) | 4 |
Ineffective drainage of floors (Sect. 6) | 4 |
Sanitary conveniences (Sect. 7): | |
(a) Insufficient | 7 |
(b) Unsuitable or defective | 37 |
(c) Not separate for sexes | 4 |
Other offences | 79 |
Outworkers' premises | — |
Smoke nuisances | — |
Restaurants, Hotels, etc. (nuisances remedied) | 68 |
Total | 258 |