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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 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Table: TABLE VIII.( Continued)

TABLE VIII.

( Continued)

General Items-
Rooms cleansed1,808
W.C. walls cleansed173
Entrance hall and staircase cleansed197
Bathroom cleansed109
Light and ventilation improved32
Plastering repaired or renewed2,220
Floors repaired or renewed255
Windows, frames, etc. repaired or renewed615
Sashcords repaired or renewed175
Putty pointing repaired or renewed208
Doors repaired or renewed175
Stoves and grates repaired or renewed230
Coppers repaired or renewed16
Handrails repaired or renewed6
Stairtreads repaired or renewed26
Dustbins provided134
Dirty conditions remedied25
Overcrowding abated14
Chimneys repaired185
External woodwork repainted297
Food stores provided7
Food stores ventilated3
Yard paving renewed, etc.29
Houses disinfected41
Accumulations removed54
7,034
Total11,131
MEAT, MILK AND OTHER FOOD PREMISES—
Yards, floors, etc repaired31
Shops, rooms, etc. cleansed/limewashed61
Lighting/Ventilation improved29
Drainage improved11
Manure or refuse removed10
Refuse bins provided10
Floors, etc. cleansed7
Cold storage improved8
Water supply improved16
Sinks provided4
Miscellaneous64
Total251
FACTORIES, OUTWORKERS, Etc.—
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) Insufficient7
(b) Unsuitable or defective37
(c) Not separate for sexes4
Other offences79
Outworkers' premises—
Smoke nuisances—
Restaurants, Hotels, etc. (nuisances remedied)68
Total258