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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 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Table: TABLE XII.(Continued).

TABLE XII.

(Continued).

General Items—
Rooms cleansed328
W.C. walls cleansed38
Entrance hall and staircase cleansed34
Bathroom cleansed17
Light and ventilation improved31
Plastering repaired or renewed702
Floors repaired or renewed144
Windows, frames, etc., repaired or renewed176
Sashcords repaired or renewed59
Putty pointing repaired or renewed10
Doors repaired or renewed40
Stoves, grates repaired or renewed54
Coppers repaired or renewed5
Handrails repaired or renewed2
Stairtreads repaired or renewed3
Dustbins provided, repaired or renewed75
Dirty conditions remedied2
Overcrowding abated-
Chimneys repaired29
External woodwork repainted20
Food stores provided-
Food Stores ventilated2
Yard paving renewed, etc.8
Houses Disinfested20
Accumulations removed19
Fencing2
Houses closed. Unfit2
Houses demolished. Unfit2
Miscellaneous4
1828
Total2979

Table: MEAT, MILK AND OTHER FOOD PREMISES—

MEAT, MILK AND OTHER FOOD PREMISES—

Yard floors repaired, etc.15
Cleansed, lime-washed shops, rooms41
Lighting/Ventilation improved10
Drains improved20
Manure or refuse removed13
Refuse bins provided20
Cold store or refrigerator improved3
Water supply improved1
Sinks provided5
Washing facilities improved25
Sanitary conveniences improved26
Miscellaneous41
220

Table: FACTORIES, OUTWORKERS, Etc.—

FACTORIES, OUTWORKERS, Etc.—

Want of Cleanliness (Sect. 1)15
Overcrowding (Sect. 2)—
Unreasonable temperature (Sect. 3)1
Inadequate ventilation (Sect. 4)2
Ineffective drainage of floors (Sect. 6)2
Sanitary conveniences (Sect. 7)—
(a) Insufficient9
(b) Unsuitable or defective42
(c) Not separate for sexes3
Other offences13
Outworkers' premises—
Smoke nuisances87