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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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PART VIII.
OUTWORK. (Sections 110 and 111)
| Nature of Work. | Section 110 | 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. | 32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cleaning and washing | — | - | — | — | — | - | |
| Umbrellas, etc. | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | |
| Making boxes | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | |
| Carding, etc. of buttons etc. | 17 | ||||||
| Duster Dolls | 9 | — | — | — | — | - | |
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings, etc. | 4 | — | — | — | — | - | |
| Total | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | |
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
1955:—
Complaints Received.
General disrepair and insanitary conditions 37
Dampness 22
Overcrowding 3
Defective drainage systems 12
Blocked drainage systems 175
Defective drainage fittings. 4
Defective W.C. pans and flushing apparatus 2
Defective service water pipes 9
Defective hot water systems 4
Defective chimney stacks 2
Absence of, or defective dustbins 6
Insanitary pig waste bins 4
Accumulation of refuse, etc 18
Rats and mice 389
Keeping of animals 4
Insect pests, etc 41
Wasps' nests 39
Smoke nuisance 10
Contaminated food 18
Unsound food 58
Miscellaneous 63
Total 920
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