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
Coulsdon and Purley 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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| Flooding by rain-water | 3 |
| Insufficient/improper sanitary accommodation | 2 |
| Smoke from chimneys | 4 |
| Defective water supply | 4 |
| Defective W.C. | 2 |
| Insufficient heating | 1 |
| Insanitary condition of land | 3 |
| Lighting and ventilation | 3 |
| Dustbins | 9 |
| Bonfires, etc. | 9 |
| No washing facilities | 1 |
| Insects, rabbits, etc. | 11 |
| Weeds | 5 |
| Miscellaneous | 3 |
| Improper soakaway | 6 |
| Builders' latrines | 1 |
| Total | 310 |
Inspections.
| Houses inspected | 894 |
| Re-inspections and calls made | 2,586 |
| Inspections under the Housing Acts | 30 |
| Inspections of workshops and factories | 156 |
| Inspections of bakehouses | 34 |
| Inspections of cowsheds | 26 |
| Inspections of milkshops and dairies | 31 |
| Inspections of slaughterhouses | 108 |
| Inspections of meat and other foods | 240 |
| Inspections of stables and stable yards | 19 |
| Inspections of yards, outbuildings, drains, etc. | 1,623 |
| Inspections of piggeries, fowls and other animals | 24 |
| Inspections re Rats and Mice Destruction Act | 185 |
| „ „ Shops Act | 361 |
| Number of drains tested with water | 262 |
| Number of drains tested with colour | 6 |
| Number of drains tested with smoke | 9 |
| Infectious disease investigations | 150 |
| Disinfections carried out | 73 |
| Miscellaneous | 30 |
| 6,847 |