[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon] page 87

Croydon 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Work done by the Sanitary Inspectors during the Year ending 31st December, 1919.

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Work done by the Sanitary Inspectors during the Year ending 31st December, 1919.

NATURE OF CASES DEALT WITH	Deputy Chief Insp. Culver.	Insp Fulker.	Insp. Earwicker	Insp. Peck.	Insp. Richardson	Insp. Bull.	Insp. Vincent.	Insp. Flint.	Insp. Hunt.	Total.
House to House Inspection	316	..	177	84	466	...	435	261	285	2024
No. of Houses inspected where zymotic diseases have occurred	26	17	155	129	229	..	123	91	148	918
No. of Visits of enquiry re infectious disease	261	780	173	222	322	..	118	212	155	2223
House drains tested with smoke (primary)	53	..	140	128	203	..	114	104	150	892
,, ,, ,, on application	19	..	22	13	10	..	5	3	32	104
Drains found defective	14	..	14	25	15	..	13	28	14	123
House drains re-laid	..	..	..	1	2	..	2	15	5	25
,, ,, repaired	1	..	..	44	38	..	4	19	25	111
No. of smoke tests during repair	18	..	74	69	54	..	10	65	58	348
,, water ,,	35	..	73	11	7	..	6	43	30	205
Damp-proof courses inserted	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Yards paved	..	..	..	..	6	..	..	5	2	13
Inspection of Premises where offensive trades are conducted	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Inspections of Factories and Workshops, etc	..	..	..	..	..	1225	..	..	..	1225
,, ,, Greengrocers, Fishmongers & Ice Cream Shops	70		147	141	10	..	307	121	207	1003
,, ,, Schools	29	8	4	61	11	..	39	4	58	214
,, ,, Shops	151	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	151
,, ,, Bakehouses	..	..	..	..	..	587	..	..	..	587
,, ,, Yards and Stables	65		291	279	114	..	327	355	580	2011
,, ,, Common Lodging Houses	..	..	..	..	..	557	..	..	..	557
,, ,, ,, night visits	..	..	..	..	..	10	..	..	..	10
,, ,, Houses let in Lodgings	..	..	..	..	76	..	85	326	..	487
,, ,, ,, ,, night visits	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
,, ,, Urinals	302	..	119	369	196	..	280	95	452	1813
Smoke observations	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Re-inspections of work in progress	581	..	1125	1348	1443	..	808	899	1257	7411
Sundry inspections	611	102	222	547	167	..	197	190	290	2626
Complaints from public investigated	306	1	19S	82	256	..	147	198	189	2374
NUISANCES DISCOVERED.
Houses requiring Cleansing & Whitewashing	204	..	192	75	238	..	140	109	231	1189
,, Overcrowded	37	..	10	4	12	..	14	16	4	97
Leaky Roofs	60	..	133	57	145	..	54	80	100	629
Dampness in Houses	31	..	126	77	71	..	80	27	54	468
	112	..	69	59	98	..	118	78	82	616
Drains and Sanitary Fittings found defective	89	..	138	156	266	..	113	173	170	1105
Defective Yard Surfaces	62	..	'27	6	19	..	21	18	33	186
,, Eaves and Downspouts ..	63	..	71	40	165	..	38	88	69	534
,, Manure Receptacles	1	..				..	4	1	2	8
,, Urinals	60	..	4	1		..	3	1	1	70
,, Ashbins	60	..	47	184	124	..	61	153	104	733
Smoke Nuisances	..	..	..	..	..	..	5	..	..	5
Animals improperly kept	4	..	3	2	5	..	1	9	..	24
Infringements of Bye-laws and Regulations	..	..	6	1	..	28	..	1	2	38
Offensive Accumulations	33	..	12	2	1	..	2	6	1	57
Sundry other Nuisances	1	..	78	122	282	80	..	82	193	838
Total numbet of Nuisances	817	..	918	786	1426	108	654	842	1046	6597
Informal notices in abeyance 31st December, 1918	78	..	..	26	97	..	43	..	270	314
Informal Notices served	334	..	253	406	603	23	376	379	397	2771
,, ,, complied with	238	..	166	320	555	23	364	242	304	2212
,, ,, in abeyance	125	..	68	61	109	..	23	155	184	715
Referred to Committee	49		19	61	36	..	32	82	79	358