London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Leaking | — |
| Abolished | 98 |
| Sinks, etc., provided | 9 |
| Sinks, etc., repaired | 31 |
| W.C.s provided | 8 |
| W.C.s repaired | 56 |
| Roofs and rainwater fittings | 309 |
| Walls and stacks | 343 |
| Damp-proof courses and floors | 77 |
| Provided | 68 |
| Installations repaired | 27 |
| Wallplaster | 350 |
| Ceiling plaster | 132 |
| Floors | 102 |
| Rooms cleansed or redecorated | 137 |
| Windows and doors | 169 |
| Lighting | 9 |
| Ventilation | 18 |
| Staircases | 24 |
| Fireplaces, etc. (ex. Clean Air) | 20 |
| Yard paving and drainage | 20 |
| Dustbins | 66 |
| Food storage and preparation | 29 |
| Nuisances from animals abated | 8 |
| Accumulations removed | 74 |
| Premises disinfested | 41 |
| Premises disinfected | 138 |
NOTICES
Infringements found, either as a result of routine inspections,
or following the investigations of complaints, are dealt with by
informally requesting the owners or agents to apply a suitable
remedy. If these requests are not acceded to after an appropriate
interval Statutory Notices are served. 682 Informal Notices were
issued of which 443 had been complied with by the end of the