[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Ice Cream samples taken
222
Samples taken of Rag Flock and other filling materials
14
,, „ ,, Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs
9
Reinspections of work on outstanding notices
21,961
Sundry inspections and visits
2,522
Appointments kept with owners, builders, etc.
4,657
Complaints from public investigated (including those in regard to housing defects)
7,215
Informal notices outstanding 31-12-51
1,604
Informal notices served
4,765
Informal notices complied
4,315
Number of Informal Notices reterred for Statutory Orders
498
Informal notices outstanding 31-12-52
1,556
Statutory notices outstanding 31-12-51
602
Statutory notices served
892
Statutory notices complied
1,100
Statutory notices outstanding 31-12-52
394
Total number of callers and complaints received at the office
8,095
Total number of letters received at the office
7,405
Table: Nuisances, Infringements of Acts, Byelaws, Regulations or Orders, ascertained by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1952 and for which action was taken to enforce compliance:—
Nuisances, Infringements of Acts, Byelaws, Regulations or Orders, ascertained by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1952 and for which action was taken to enforce compliance:—
(1) NUISANCES AND HOUSING DEFECTS AT HOUSES, etc.
Insufficient means of ventilation:Defective ventilators, windows and sashcords
610
Conditions causing dampness:
Defective roofs
762
Defective window frames
242
Defective walls, etc.
385
Want of efficient damp-proof course
187
Defective gutters and downspouts
611
'Other structural defects:
Defective plaster
847
Cleansing and redecoration required
851
Defective floors and stairs
427
Insufficient ventilation under floor
96
Defective brickwork, sills, lintels, chimneys
279
Defective stoves and fireplaces and flues
388
Defective drains, sanitary fittings, etc.:
Defective sinks and waste pipes
229
Defective w.c.'s
209
Defective drainage
398
Stoppages in drains
290
Defective water services and tanks
81
Domestic nuisances:
Want of cleanliness
18
Verminous conditions
72
Dirty W.C. pans
5
Other nuisances and infringements:
Offensive accumulations
88
Overcrowding
70
Smoke nuisances
3
Sundry nuisances or defects
58
Particulars not inserted in Rent Book (Housing Act)
