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 | 42 | |
W.C. walls cleansed | 7 | |
Entrance hall and staircase cleansed | 3 | |
Bathroom cleansed | 3 | |
Light and ventilation improved | 2 | |
Plastering repaired or renewed | 112 | |
Floors repaired or renewed | 47 | |
Windows, frames, etc. repaired or renewed | 34 | |
Sashcords repaired or renewed | 30 | |
Putty pointing repaired or renewed | 4 | |
Doors repaired or renewed | 16 | |
Stoves and grates repaired or renewed | 16 | |
Coppers repaired or renewed | — | |
Draining Board renewed | — | |
I ron Staircase renewed | — | |
Handrails repaired or renewed | 1 | |
Stairtreads repaired or renewed | 3 | |
Dustbins provided | 81 | |
Dirty conditions remedied | 14 | |
Overcrowding abated | 1 | |
Chimneys repaired | 7 | |
External woodwork repainted | 6 | |
Food stores provided | 1 | |
Food stores ventilated | - | |
Yard paving renewed, etc. | 19 | |
Houses disinfested | 21 | |
Accumulations removed | 37 | |
Fencing | — | |
Houses demolished | 3 | |
Houses closed | 2 | |
Miscellaneous | 27 | |
- | 539 | |
MEAT, MILK AND OTHER FOOD PREMISES- | ||
Yard floors, repaired, etc. | 12 | |
Cleansed, lime-washed, shops, rooms | 60 | |
Lighting/Ventilation improved | 4 | |
Drains improved | 9 | |
Manure or refuse removed | 18 | |
Refuse bins provided | 32 | |
Cold store or refrigerator improved | 2 | |
Water supply improved | 6 | |
Sinks provided | 9 | |
Washing facilities improved | 25 | |
Sanitary conveniences improved | 15 | |
Meat vehicles improved | 3 | |
Meat handlers washable clothing | 1 | |
Miscellaneous | 135 | |
- | 331 | |
Want of Cleanliness (Sect. 1) | 8 | |
Overcrowding (Sect. 2) | — | |
Unreasonable temperature (Sect. 3) | 1 | |
Inadequate ventilation (Sect. 4) | — | |
Ineffective drainage of floors (Sect. 6) | — | |
Sanitary conveniences (Sect. 7): | ||
(a) Insufficient | 12 | |
(b) Unsuitable or defective | 18 | |
(c) Not separate for sexes | 4 | |
Other offences | 5 | |
Outworkers'premises | — | |
Smoke nuisances | 1 | |
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