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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
Crayford 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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RIVERS AND STREAMS
No complaints were received and. no action taken.
Since June, 1939 the problems connected with the
pollution of rivers and streams have teen taken over by
the Kent County Council.
CLOSET ACCOMMODATION
Approximate number of premises containing each
type of sanitary convenience in the district:-
W.C.'s into drainage system 7,864
W.C.'s into Cesspools 11
Earth Closets or privy middens 4
Pail Closets 9
Number of premises not connected to
public water supplies 2
PUBLIC CLEANSIN
Refuse collection interrupted by war now become
normal.. Disposal was by barging until October, when
tipping commenced on the old Brickfield site off Slade
Green Road.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA
| No. in Dist- rict. | No. of visits in 1939 | No. of faults and defects found | No. of faultsand-defects remedied | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Dairies | 14 | 39 | 1 | 1 |
| Slaughterhouses: Registered | - | 1 | - | |
| Licensed | 2 | 538 | 1 | 1 |
| Other food-preparing places, which are, as such, subject to inspection | 88 | 387 | 8 | 8 |
| Offensive Trades | - | - | ||
| Common lodging houses | - | - | - | - |
| Houses let in loggings | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Factories with mechanical power | 33 | 65 | 6 | 6 |
| Factories without mechanical power | 16 | 32 | 3 | 3 |