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 Year ending December 31st, 1909.
NATURE OF CASES DEALT WITH. | Insp. Culver. | Insp. Earwicker | Insp. Peck. | Ins. Richardson | Insp. Stanley | Insp. Bull. | Insp. Adams. | Insp. Fulker. | Insp. Vincent. | I nsp. Stokes???ms Insp.Brown I m | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
House to House Inspection | 679 | 630 | 478 | 646 | .. | .. | 700 | .. | 907 | 1087 | 5127 |
Visits to and inspections of houses where zymotic diseases have occurred | .. | 5 | 173 | 254 | .. | .. | 5 | 1107 | 6 | 18 | 1568 |
Inspection of Premises where offensive trades are conducted | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Inspections of Factories, Workshops and Outworkers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1214 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1214 |
,, ,, Greengrocers, Fishmongers & Ice Cream Shops | 96 | 611 | 232 | 189 | .. | .. | 2003 | .. | 725 | 1577 | 5433 |
,, ,, Schools | .. | .. | 9 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 183 | 2 | 15 | 217 |
,, ,, Shop | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 309 |
,, ,, Bakehouses | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 856 | .. | .. | .. | 856 | |
,, ,, Yards and Stables | 347 | 946 | 877 | 921 | .. | .. | 1601 | .. | 914 | 1627 | 7263 |
,, ,, Common Lodging Houses | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 516 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 516 |
„ „ „ (night visits | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
,, ,, Houses let in Lodgings | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2009 | .. | 12 | 8 | 2029 |
„ „ Urinals | 386 | 555 | 784 | 536 | .. | 1191 | .. | 757 | 1001 | 5210 | |
Smoke observations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 96 | .. | ... | .. | 96 | |
House drains tested with smoke | 197 | 560 | 196 | 26.5 | .. | .. | 81 | .. | 398 | 482 | 2179 |
„ ,, ,, water | 244 | 408 | 122 | 151 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 49 | 306 | 1284 |
,, ,, on application | 81 | 105 | 72 | 95 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 11 | 164 | 529 |
,, drains re-laid | 74 | 17 | 19 | 32 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 65 | 116 | 326 |
„ „ repaired | 41 | 41 | 13 | 45 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 49 | 47 | 240 |
Re-inspections of work in progress | 1832 | 2428 | 1465 | 1383 | .. | .. | 365 | 87 | 1393 | 2075 | 11028 |
Sundry inspections | 30-5 | 436 | 536 | 247 | .. | 102 | 266 | 119 | 277 | 419 | 2707 |
Complaints from public investigated | 166 | 114 | 91 | 74 | .. | .. | 198 | 1 | 140 | 67 | 851 |
House disinfected | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1255 |
Articles disinfected | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9774 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9774 |
NUISANCES DISCOVERED. | |||||||||||
Premises requiring repair | 86 | 285 | 61 | 102 | .. | 3 | 123 | 1 | 61 | 52 | 774 |
,, ,, Cleansing and Whitewashing | 89 | 175 | 80 | 86 | .. | 45 | 170 | 28 | 94 | 48 | 815 |
,, Overcrowded | 10 | 4 | ... | 6 | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 37 |
Drains found defective | 80 | 159 | 34 | 57 | .. | 4 | 9 | 1 | 69 | 165 | 578 |
Defective Sanitary Fittings | 86 | 86 | 49 | 70 | .. | 18 | 55 | 7 | 104 | 149 | 624 |
272 | 223 | 209 | 190 | .. | 39 | 51 | 23 | 88 | 173 | 1268 | |
,, Yard Surfaces | 98 | 171 | 76 | 47 | .. | .. | 96 | 5 | 153 | 169 | 815 |
„ Eaves and Downspouts | 158 | 198 | 49 | 53 | .. | .. | 26 | 2 | 36 | 76 | 598 |
,, Manure Receptacles | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | 11 | 19 |
,, Urinals | 4 | ... | 2 | 9 | .. | .. | 106 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 133 |
„ Ashbins | 125 | 168 | 64 | 64 | .. | 1 | 140 | 8 | 119 | 88 | 777 |
Smoke Nuisances | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 1 | .. | 2 | 17 | |
Animals improperly kept | .. | 1 | 6 | ... | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 34 | 45 |
Infringements of Bye-laws and Regulations | .. | 3 | 4 | ... | .. | 16 | .. | .. | 1 | 16 | 40 |
Offensive Accumulations | 11 | 17 | 15 | 4 | .. | ... | 5 | l | 7 | 57 | 117 |
Sundry other Nuisances | 124 | 30 | 62 | 11 | .. | 65 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 225 | 527 |
Total number of Nuisances | 1145 | 1525 | 711 | 700 | .. | 209 | 792 | 85 | 738 | 1279 | 7184 |
Informal Notices served | 379 | 394 | 360 | 338 | .. | 96 | 182 | 26 | 312 | 212 | 2299* |
Informal Notices complied with | 381 | 303 | 331 | 332 | .. | 93 | 167 | 46 | 296 | 224 | 2173 |
,, ,, In abeyance | 65 | 54 | 54 | 38 | .. | 10 | 29 | 2 | 44 | 19 | 315 |
Number of aDove for which Statutory Notices issued | 75 | 69 | 43 | 30 | .. | 3 | ... | ... | 35 | ... | 255 |
* Not including 444 from the year 1908.