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Croydon 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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TABLE IX.

Work done by the Sanitary Inspectors during the ???r ending December 31st, 1908.

NATURE OF CASES DEALT WITH.Insp. Culver.Insp. EarwickerInsp. Peck.Ins. RichardsonInsp. Stanley.Insp. Bull.Insp. Adams.Insp. Fulker.Insp. Vincent.Insp. Stokes.Total.
House to House Inspection942477336810....9985090112985812
Visits to and inspections of houses where zymotic diseases have occurred......3......1131..591197
Inspection of Premises where offensive trades are conducted1..................1
Inspections of Factories, Workshops and Outworkers..........1179......1179
„ „ Greengrocers, Fishmongers & Ice Cream Shops14555181172....1967..57816545121
„ „ Schools197911....312667188
„ „ Shops..........363........363
„ „ Bakehouses..........797........797
„ „ Yards and Stables3131256954874....2064..96117758197
„ „ Common Lodging Houses..........488........488
„ „ „ (night visits)..........10........10
„ „ Houses let in Lodgings............1577......1577
„ „ Urinals546865816632....1088..83311685948
Smoke observations..........462..15467
House drains tested with smoke156743219283....109..4033652278
„ „ „ water285448164196....13..462121364
„ „ on application76949892....22158441
„ drains re-laid101513261....662148326
„ „ repaired84823755....9..2320310
Re-inspections of work in progress2048193717371498....291871079140310080
Sundry inspections432501826609..1042371153536483825
Complaints from public investigated671083663....170514061650
Houses disinfected........1069....1....1070
Lots of clothing and bedding disinfected........1119..........1119
NUISANCES DISCOVERED.
Premises requiring repair20923594104..3105126836866
„ „ Cleansing and Whitewashing1011868485..45310365939945
,, Overcrowded5426..32..141854
Drains found defective1251106390....5178143615
„ „ stopped911655383..2491499160716
Defective Sanitary Fittings361248208227..404729941201374
„ Yard Surfaces1541618368....1221090109797
„ Eaves and Downspouts1981947057....992237596
„ Manure Receptacles111182....1..2843
„ Urinals5729....922192138
„ Ashbins221200351368..41463111851495
Smoke Nuisances..........10....7219
Animals improperly kept..24131..24233382
Infringements of Bye-laws and Regulations..102....34....11461
Offensive Accumulations1040366..2144637155
Sundry other Nuisances29081207..4432369519
Total number of Nuisances1781167610891113..1899091306769128475
Informal Notices served629284500506..106140592882232735*
Informal Notices complied with476239396437..230150463302402544
In abeyance142326862..1014226331444
Number of above for which Statutory Notices issued23333941..321133158
* Not including 253 from the year 1907.