London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Bromley 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley Borough]

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W.C.'s repaired (new pans, traps, flushing
tanks, etc. 229
Houses provided with sinks 18
Sanitary dustbins provided 162
Houses cleansed and whitewashed (wholly or
partially) 52
Number of rooms so cleansed and whitewashed 187
Trade premises cleansed and whitewashed 61
Bakehouse floors repaired 5
Dampness remedied (roofs, r.w.p.'s wall footings,
floors, etc., repaired) 113
Overcrowding abated 5
Yards paved to carry surface water away from
houses 83
Defects to water cisterns remedied 12
Public water supply substituted for well water 1
Houses where windows were made to open for
ventilation 12
Nuisances abated re keeping of animals
(stables, etc.) 16
Cesspool nuisances abated 5
Smoke nuisances abated 2
Other small items, viz.:—Floors repaired,
drain channels made good, ceilings and
wall plastering repaired, air bricks cleared
and made good, etc., etc. 103
In getting the above work carried out, no actual legal proceedings
were resorted to, but defaults in compliance with
Notice were periodically reported to the Council, who