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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 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Table: TABLE XII(Continued)General Items-

TABLE XII

(Continued)

General Items-

Rooms cleansed135
W.C. walls cleansed12
Entrance hall and staircase cleansed19
Bathroom cleansed5
Light and ventilation improved3
Plastering repaired or renewed265
Floors repaired or renewed87
Windows, frames, etc. repaired or renewed90
Sashcords repaired or renewed40
Putty pointing repaired or renewed9
Doors repaired or renewed13
Stoves and grates repaired or renewed41
Coppers repaired or renewed3
Handrails repaired or renewed—
Stairtreads repaired or renewed4
Dustbins provided84
Dirty conditions remedied3
Overcrowding abated—
Chimneys repaired16
External woodwork repainted6
Food stores provided—
Food stores ventilated1
Yard paving, etc. renewed6
Houses disinfested23
Accumulations removed22
Fencing2
Miscellaneous1
—890
MEAT, MILK AND OTHER FOOD PREMISES-
Yard floors, repaired, etc.7
Cleansed, lime-washed shops, rooms40
Lighting/Ventilation improved7
Drains improved13
Manure or refuse removed4
Refuse bins provided5
Cold store or refrigerator improved1
Water supply improved3
Sinks provided6
Washing facilities improved31
Sanitary conveniences improved25
Miscellaneous49
—191
FACTORIES, OUTWORKERS, Etc.—
Want of Cleanliness (Sect. 1)21
Overcrowding (Sect. 2)1
Unreasonable temperature (Sect. 3)1
Inadequate ventilation (Sect. 4)—
Ineffective drainage of floors (Sect. 6)—
Sanitary conveniences (Sect. 7):
(a) Insufficient8
(b) Unsuitable or defective50
(c) Not separate for sexes6
Other offences18
Outworkers' premises—
Smoke nuisances4
—109