Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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. Earwicker | Insp. Peck. | Ins. Richardson | Insp. Stanley. | Insp. Bull. | Insp. Adams. | Insp. Fulker. | Insp. Vincent. | Insp. Stokes. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
House to House Inspection | 942 | 477 | 336 | 810 | .. | .. | 998 | 50 | 901 | 1298 | 5812 |
Visits to and inspections of houses where zymotic diseases have occurred | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1131 | .. | 59 | 1197 |
Inspection of Premises where offensive trades are conducted | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Inspections of Factories, Workshops and Outworkers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1179 | .. | .. | .. | 1179 | |
„ „ Greengrocers, Fishmongers & Ice Cream Shops | 14 | 555 | 181 | 172 | .. | .. | 1967 | .. | 578 | 1654 | 5121 |
„ „ Schools | 19 | 7 | 9 | 11 | .. | .. | 3 | 126 | 6 | 7 | 188 |
„ „ Shops | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 363 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 363 |
„ „ Bakehouses | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 797 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 797 |
„ „ Yards and Stables | 313 | 1256 | 954 | 874 | .. | .. | 2064 | .. | 961 | 1775 | 8197 |
„ „ Common Lodging Houses | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 488 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 488 |
„ „ „ (night visits) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
„ „ Houses let in Lodgings | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1577 | .. | .. | .. | 1577 |
„ „ Urinals | 546 | 865 | 816 | 632 | .. | .. | 1088 | .. | 833 | 1168 | 5948 |
Smoke observations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 46 | 2 | .. | 15 | 4 | 67 |
House drains tested with smoke | 156 | 743 | 219 | 283 | .. | .. | 109 | .. | 403 | 365 | 2278 |
„ „ „ water | 285 | 448 | 164 | 196 | .. | .. | 13 | .. | 46 | 212 | 1364 |
„ „ on application | 76 | 94 | 98 | 92 | .. | .. | 2 | 21 | 58 | 441 | |
„ drains re-laid | 101 | 51 | 32 | 61 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 21 | 48 | 326 |
„ „ repaired | 84 | 82 | 37 | 55 | .. | .. | 9 | .. | 23 | 20 | 310 |
Re-inspections of work in progress | 2048 | 1937 | 1737 | 1498 | .. | .. | 291 | 87 | 1079 | 1403 | 10080 |
Sundry inspections | 432 | 501 | 826 | 609 | .. | 104 | 237 | 115 | 353 | 648 | 3825 |
Complaints from public investigated | 67 | 108 | 36 | 63 | .. | .. | 170 | 5 | 140 | 61 | 650 |
Houses disinfected | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1069 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1070 |
Lots of clothing and bedding disinfected | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1119 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1119 |
NUISANCES DISCOVERED. | |||||||||||
Premises requiring repair | 209 | 235 | 94 | 104 | .. | 3 | 105 | 12 | 68 | 36 | 866 |
„ „ Cleansing and Whitewashing | 101 | 186 | 84 | 85 | .. | 45 | 310 | 36 | 59 | 39 | 945 |
,, Overcrowded | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 14 | 18 | 54 |
Drains found defective | 125 | 110 | 63 | 90 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 78 | 143 | 615 |
„ „ stopped | 91 | 165 | 53 | 83 | .. | 2 | 49 | 14 | 99 | 160 | 716 |
Defective Sanitary Fittings | 361 | 248 | 208 | 227 | .. | 40 | 47 | 29 | 94 | 120 | 1374 |
„ Yard Surfaces | 154 | 161 | 83 | 68 | .. | .. | 122 | 10 | 90 | 109 | 797 |
„ Eaves and Downspouts | 198 | 194 | 70 | 57 | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 596 |
„ Manure Receptacles | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 8 | 43 |
„ Urinals | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | .. | .. | 92 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 138 |
„ Ashbins | 221 | 200 | 351 | 368 | .. | 4 | 146 | 3 | 111 | 85 | 1495 |
Smoke Nuisances | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | 7 | 2 | 19 |
Animals improperly kept | .. | 24 | 13 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 82 |
Infringements of Bye-laws and Regulations | .. | 10 | 2 | .. | .. | 34 | .. | .. | 1 | 14 | 61 |
Offensive Accumulations | 10 | 40 | 36 | 6 | .. | 2 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 155 |
Sundry other Nuisances | 290 | 81 | 20 | 7 | .. | 44 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 69 | 519 |
Total number of Nuisances | 1781 | 1676 | 1089 | 1113 | .. | 189 | 909 | 130 | 676 | 912 | 8475 |
Informal Notices served | 629 | 284 | 500 | 506 | .. | 106 | 140 | 59 | 288 | 223 | 2735* |
Informal Notices complied with | 476 | 239 | 396 | 437 | .. | 230 | 150 | 46 | 330 | 240 | 2544 |
In abeyance | 142 | 32 | 68 | 62 | .. | 10 | 14 | 22 | 63 | 31 | 444 |
Number of above for which Statutory Notices issued | 23 | 33 | 39 | 41 | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 158 |
* Not including 253 from the year 1907. |