[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon] page 71

Croydon 1920

[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, 1920.

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Work done by the Sanitary Inspectors during the Year ending 31st December, 1920.

NATURE OF CASES DEALT WITH	Deputy Chief Insp. Culver.	Insp. Earwicker	Insp. Peck.	Insp. Richardson	Insp. Bull.	Insp. Vincent.	Insp. Flint.	Insp. Hunt.	Total
House to House Inspection	518	54	335	433	..	470	303	277	2390
No. of Houses inspected where zymotic diseases have occurred	77	153	121	298	..	198	172	135	1154
No. of Visits of enquiry re infectious disease	113	205	152	401		207	194	179	1451
House drains tested with smoke (primary)	71	170	95	246	..	183	201	137	1103
,, ,, „ on application ..	16	24	..	5	..	2	5	16	73
Drains found defective	25	18	13	22	..	10	47	22	157
House drains re-laid	17	2	6	4	..	2	18	5	54
,, ,, repaired	12	..	40	46	..	2	37	27	164
No. of smoke tests during repair	48	143	74	101	..	43	67	79	555
,, water „	39	120	24	21	..	8	42	56	310
Damp-proof courses inserted	..	..	2	3	..	..	8	20	33
Yards paved	..	..	..	19	..	..	8	15	42
Inspection of Premises where offensive trades are conducted	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Inspections of Factories and Workshops, etc	1	..	..	..	1194	..	..	..	1195
,, ,, Greengrocers, Fishmongers & Ice Cream Shops	110	193	138	33	..	193	176	150	993
,, ,, Schools	11	..	49	11	..	63	3	22	159
,, ,, Shops	65	..	..	1	..	..	..	13	79
,, ,, Bakehouses	..	..	..	..	546	..	..	..	546
,, ,, Yards and Stables	38	497	306	81	..	274	296	573	2065
,, ,, Common Lodging Houses	..	..	..	..	493	..	..	..	493
„ ,, ,, night visits	..	..	..	..	10	..	..	..	10
,, ,, Houses let in Lodgings	..	..	..	..	..	..	59	..	59
„ ,, „ night visits	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
,, ,, Urinals..	135	117	358	121	..	221	192	460	1604
Smoke observations	..	..	..	..	19	..	..	. .	19
Re-inspections of work in progress	953	1457	1550	1701	..	1127	1383	1491	9662
Sundry inspections	285	693	627	438	..	265	173	321	2802
Complaints from public investigated	396	343	86	282	..	214	306	248	1845
NUISANCES DISCOVERED.
Houses requiring Cleansing & Whitewashing	222	175	137	314	..	152	187	184	1371
,, Overcrowded	4	5	8	4	..	14	5		40
Leaky Roofs	89	121	74	125	..	39	158	103	709
Dampness in Houses	68	101	123	64	..	30	127	76	589
Drains found stopped	65	83	37	75	..	46	50	51	407
Drains and Sanitary Fittings found defective	163	177	162	237	..	93	223	129	1184
Defective Yard Surfaces	53	34	5	50	..	9	43	31	225
,, Eaves and Downspouts	149	89	58	150	..	38	114	54	652
,, Manure Receptacles	..	6..	..	..	..	..	1	..	7
,, Urinals	1	3	..	..	..	..	1	..	5
,, Ashbins	153	216	205	218	..	63	160	84	1099
Smoke Nuisances	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Animals improperly kept	6	18	..	5	..	1	2	..	32
Infringements of Bye-laws and Regulations	1	8	2	..	142	..	..	..	153
Offensive Accumulations	19	16	2	7	..	3	..	..	47
Sundry other Nuisances	13	48	182	360	..	..	230	194	1063
Total number of Nuisances	1006	1136	995	1609	142	488	1301	906	7583
Informal notices in abeyance 31st December, 1919	125	68	51	109	..	23	155	184	715
Informal Notices served	538	368	565	825	32	541	655	437	3961
,, ,, complied with	461	294	456	747	32	496	472	408	3366
,, ,, in abeyance	145	94	97	163	..	32	225	119	875
Referred to Committee	57	48	63	24	..		113	94	435