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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
Beddington and Wallington 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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Dampness.
Damp-proof courses provided or repaired 11
Roofs repaired 112
Rainwater gutters repaired or renewed 68
Rainwater downspouts repaired or renewed 23
Windows, sills and doors made weatherproof 103
External walls repaired, re-pointed or rendered 84
Earth banked against house walls removed 4
External walls treated with waterproofing solution 31
General Repairs, Etc.
Rooms cleansed 143
Walls, ceilings and floors repaired 76
Floors repaired 18
Stoves repaired or renewed 29
Coppers repaired or renewed 7
Doors repaired or renewed 8
Windows repaired 38
Windows provided with new sashcords 38
Staircases repaired 4
Rooms provided with means of ventilation 5
Food stores ventilated or provided 2
Ventilation provided under floors 19
Chimneys repaired 46
Overcrowding abated 5
Refuse removed 7
Number of premises disinfested from bed bugs 7
Milk and Dairies.
Unregistered purveyors of milk registered 6
Contraventions of Milk (Special Designations) Order remedied 3
Premises cleansed 1
Factories and Workshops.
Defects remedied 14
Byelaws with respect to Nuisances.
Accumulations of manure or other offensive refuse removed or
covered 2
Receptacles for manure renewed or repaired 2
Smoke.
Nuisances abated 1
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