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Coulsdon and Purley 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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PART VIII. OUTWORK. (Sections 110 and 111)
| Nature of Work. | Section no. | Section 111. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of out-workers in August list required by Sect. 110 (1) (c). | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council. | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists. | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | ||
| Wearing apparel | Making, etc. | 24 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cleaning and washing | — | — | – | — | — | ||
| Umbrellas, etc. | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Carding, etc. of buttons etc | 24 | – | – | — | — | — | |
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings, etc. | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 54 | — | — | — | — | ||
SANITARY INSPECTIONS, ETC.
The following is a summary of the complaints received and
visits made, together with details of work carried out and defects
remedied as a consequence of notices served during the year,
1954:—
Complaints Received.
General disrepair and insanitary conditions 49
Dampness 18
Overcrowding 5
Defective drainage systems 20
Blocked drainage systems 160
Defective drainage fittings 1
Defective W.C. pans and flushing apparatus 15
Defective service water pipes 4
Defective hot water systems 4
Defective chimney stacks 4
Absence of, or defective dustbins 5
Insanitary pig waste bins 1
Accumulation of refuse, etc 17
Rats and mice 363
Keeping of animals 1
Insect pests, etc. 23
Wasps' nests 120
Smoke nuisance 6
Contaminated food 16
Unsound food 67
Miscellaneous 56
Tota 955
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