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Croydon 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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33
VII.—INSPECTORS' WORK.
Subjoined appears a summary of the Inspectors
work during the past year. It will be seen that no less
than 8,798 visits have been paid by them, as against
10,469 last year, 9,660 in 1906, 8,905 in 1905, 7,904
in 1904, and 8,083 in 1903.
I have again to bear testimony to the extreme care
and accuracy, and the unceasing vigilance which each
Inspector displays in the carrying out of bis arduous
and very often extremely unpleasant duties.

Table: Summary of Inspectors' Work for the Year 1908.

Summary of Inspectors' Work for the Year 1908.

WhiteInspectors PayneRabbet tsTotal
Total number of visits paid 2609301731728798
Number of complaints received andinvestigated 11213167310
Number of premises inspected 4546986631815
Number of nuisances discovered 270123390783
Nuisances abated without report 242104298644
,, ,, after report 281563106
Preliminary notiees served 24277178497
Legal notices served 28154992
Notices followed by legal proceedings:—178
Character of Work Done—
Houses dealt with under the Housing
of the Working Classes Act ——55
Houses cleansed and repaired generally 744349166
Ventilation of houses improved 34411
Overcrowding abated 14611
Defective roofs repaired 24 Houses under.pinned (damp proof161656
course inserted) or damp walls remedied 88723
Eaves guttering renewed or repaired 17212260
Water.closets renewed or repaired 30213384
Water.closets provided with waterfor flushing 755668
Privies or earth.closets re.constructed,improved or abolished — Houses supplied with water from themain —4 84 18 4