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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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| Brought Forward | 6250 |
| Revisits under Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 | 1,135 |
| Inspections, Shops Acts | 22 |
| Drains tested with water | 77 |
| Drains tested with colour | 7 |
| Infectious disease enquiries | 79 |
| Infectious disease contacts | 43 |
| Disinfections carried out | 96 |
| Disintestations of verminous premises | 10 |
| Workplaces | 3 |
| A.R.P. shelters | 1 |
| Sewers baited for rats | 200 |
| Workmens' billets | 3 |
| Static water tanks | 7 |
| Miscellaneous | 77 |
| Total | 8,010 |
| Notices Served. | |
| Preliminary notices | 542 |
| Statutory notices | 74 |
| Final circulars and letters | 167 |
| Defects Reported. | |
| Cesspools requiring to be emptied | 6 |
| Unclean walls and ceilings | 14 |
| Choked drains | 178 |
| Defective drains, inspection chambers and covers | 66 |
| Defective fresh air inlets | 9 |
| Defective plaster | 24 |
| Defective firegrates | 33 |
| Defective floors | 21 |
| Defective woodwork | 19 |
| Defective paintwork | 1 |
| Defective paling | 4 |
| Defective dustbins | 87 |
| Defective waste pipes | 22 |
| Defective kerbs around gullies | 9 |
| Defective water closet fittings | 33 |
| Defective water closet pedestals | 23 |
| Defective eaves, guttering and rain water pipes | 21 |
| Broken sashcords | 4 |
| Dampness through roofs | 39 |
| Dampness through other causes | 41 |
| Animals so kept as to be a nuisance | 2 |
| Offensive accumulations | 125 |
| Verminous premises. | 4 |
| Lack of domestic cleanliness | 7 |
| Burst water pipes | 29 |
| Brickwork and pointing | 14 |
| Absence of water supply | 7 |
| Rat infestations | 118 |
| Insufficient light and ventilation | 2 |
| Insufficient ventilation beneath floors | 9 |
| Glazing | 8 |
| Unclean bakehouse walls | 4 |
| Overcrowding | 4 |
| Miscellaneous | 10 |
| Total | 997 |