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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 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: All the piggeries are receiving special attention from your officers, but several complaints were received during the hot weather respecting the piggeries, particularly referring to those in the Eastlields, Mitcham.

All the piggeries are receiving special attention from your officers, but several complaints were received during the hot weather respecting the piggeries, particularly referring to those in the Eastlields, Mitcham.

Parish.Dairies.Cowsheds.Milkshops.Butcher's Shops.Slaughter-houses.Piggeries.Bakehouses.Total.
Addington..2..........2
Beddington134512521
Coulsdon51011952547
Mitcham128261872716114
Morden..4......4210
Sanderstead24..1......7
Wallington22663..423
Woodmansterne................
Totals22334739163532224

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Housing of the Working Classes Act.
During the year 6 houses were dealt with under
the Housing of the Working Classes Act. In four
instances the houses were put into a satisfactory condition,
and the other two houses were voluntarily closed,
and remained so at the end of the year.
Notification of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
No system of notification, voluntary or otherwise,
with regard to human tuberculosis is in operation in the
district, except with regard to pauper patients, when the
cases are notified under the Public Health (Tuberculosis)
Regulations, 1908, but in many cases the sputum of
tuberculosis persons has been submitted to bacteriological
examination, and disinfection of the rooms and clothing
is periodically carried out.
Notification of Births Act, 1907.
The Notification of Births Act, 1907, has not been
adopted, although I recommended to the Council the
advisability of so doing.