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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
Croydon 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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ENTERIC FEVER.
| Year. | Houses Infected. | Houses Tested. | Serious defects, i.e. bad stoppages, and drains requiring to he re-laid. | Slight defects, i.e. defective joints of ventilation pipes, &c. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1906 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1907 | 12 | 12 | — | 2 | |
| 1908 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 6 | The Convent at Upper Norwood was not tested. |
| 86 | 85 | 11 | 18 |
For comparison with these figures I have extracted the results
obtained on testing 500 consecutive houses where illness had not
occurred.
PARTICULARS OF HOUSE DRAINAGE.
(House to House Inspections.)
Houses Tested 500
Number of houses where no
defects were found 331 ... = 66.2 per cent
Serious defects, i.e. drains
requiring to be re-laid,
stoppages 104 20.8 „
Slight defects, i.e. defective
joints of ventilation pipes,
&c. 22 |
65 = 13
ventilation pipes stopped 43
The following table shows the results of both the above tables
expressed in percentages;,