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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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97
Water heaters 5
Water taps 25
Water tanks 4
Washbasins 16
W.C.s, pans 13
cisterns 3
At the end of the year 252 applications were in abeyance,
pending the completion of repairs required before the issue of
certificates could be approved.
RENT ACT 1957
No applications were made for Certificates of Disrepair
during 1971.
HOUSING INSPECTION
Defects Remedied, Nuisances Abated by Informal Action.
Drainage
Drains: Constructed or Reconstructed 137
Repaired 226
Cleansed 1,210
Cesspools: Provided 3
Overflowing 22
Leaking—
Abolished—
Sanitary Appliances:
Sinks, etc., provided 36
Sinks, etc., repaired 15
W.C.s provided 20
W.C.s repaired 63
Dampness:
Roofs and rainwater fittings 379
Walls and stacks 313
Damp-proof courses and floors 93