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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 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Regulations.
Regulations as to connections with sewers, 1911.
„ for securing the proper ventilation and
ing of rooms to which Section 18 (1) of
the Housing Act, 1925, applies and the
Protection thereof against Dampness,
Effluvia or Exhalation.
Byelaws.
With respect to Common Lodging Houses, 1931.
,, Tents, Vans, Sheds and similar structures
used for human habitation, 1931.
,, Slaughterhouses, 1914.
,, New Streets and Buildings, 1929.
,, Offensive Trades, 1925.
,, Conduct of Persons using Public
ences, 1926.
,, Street Trading, 1927.
,, Slaughterhouses, 1929, Amending 1914 Byelaws.
,, Cleanliness of Food, 1929.
,, Smoke. Public Health (Smoke Abatement)
Act, 1926.
,, Houses Let in Lodgings, 1931.
,, The Prevention of Nuisances arising from
Snow, Rubbish, etc., and for the Prevention
of Keeping of Animals so as to be
Injurious to Health, 1931.
,, The Good Rule and Government of the
County Borough of Croydon and for the
Prevention of Nuisances.
,, Nuisances from Dogs, 1932.

Table: Summary of Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors and other Departmental Work.

Summary of Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors and other Departmental Work.

Total No. of Houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts)4742
No. of houses inspected under the Housing (Consolidated Regulations) 19252936
No. of Houses inspected under the Rent Restrictions Act, 1920115
No. of Houses inspected where zymotic diseases have occurred640
House drains tested with smoke (primary)1227