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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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NUISANCES AND DEFECTS REMEDIED DURING THE YEAR (OTHER THAN THOSE' ENUMERATED IN THE PREVIOUS TABULATION)
| Overcrowding | 7 | Buildings requiring Re-pointing | 14 |
| Keeping of Animals | 3 | ||
| Hop-Pickers' Camp | - | Miscellaneous | 72 |
| Sanitary Accommodations: | Refuse Receptacles | 70 | |
| (i) Insufficient | - | Tents, Vans and Sheds | - |
| (ii) Defective | 136 | Smoke Nuisances | 5 |
| Drainage: | Yard Paving | 1 | |
| (i) Re-constructed | 1 | Dampness | 60 |
| (ii) Repaired | 8 | Roofs and Rain Water Pipes | 269 |
| (iii) Cleansed | 133 | ||
| Cesspools: | floors | 17 | |
| (i) Abolished | 1 | Walls and Ceilings | 1,576 |
| (ii) Repaired | - | Windows and Ventilation | 34 |
| Offensive accumulations | 2 | Baths, Lavatory Basins and sinks | 82 |
| Water Supplies | 14 | ||
Total number of visits of all kinds paid by Inspectors
during the year 7,080
Approximate number of separate premises in area 7,687
Notices served
Statutory 1
Informal 1,059
Number of houses, etc., disinfected 77
Batches of clothing 86
SHOPS ACT
515 visits were made, during the year.
One shopkeeper was prosecuted arid convicted for two
contraventions of the Shops (Hours of Closing) Act, 193&.
A fine of £1 on each summons was imposed.
SMOKE ABATEMENT
Mechanical stokers were installed to one boiler with
satisfactory results. Work on the second boiler was
postponed on account of the existing conditions.
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