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 Coulsdon]
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The year 1935 was also noteworthy for the increased demand on the
Department made by the Housing Survey, and the additional shops
inspections with regard to sanitary conditions, etc., which were required
under the Shops Act, 1934. The Sanitary Inspector is to be congratulated
on a very good year's work in spite of difficulties in that section of his
duties which lies outside the scope of this Report.
COMPLAINTS.
Offensive smells | 31 |
Defective dustbins | 8 |
Accumulations | 15 |
Choked or defective drains | 26 |
Insanitary condition of premises | 38 |
Dampness | 21 |
Burning of refuse | 14 |
Improper keeping of animals | 4 |
Caravans and sheds | 1 |
Verminous condition of premises | 14 |
Other infestations | 8 |
Overcrowding | 2 |
Non-collection of house refuse | 9 |
Rats | 86 |
Smoke from chimney | 1 |
Noise | 6 |
Fouling of Street by Dogs | 4 |
Weeds | 5 |
Miscellaneous | 10 |
Total | 303 |
Inspections.
Number of houses inspected | 277 |
Re-inspections and calls made | 1,705 |
Inspections under the Housing Acts | 54 |
Inspections of factories, workshops and workplaces | 145 |
Inspection of bakehouses | 38 |
Inspections of cowsheds | 45 |
Inspections of Dairies and Milkshops | 56 |
Inspections of slaughterhouses | 114 |
Inspection of meat and other foods | 254 |
Inspections of stables and stable yards | 41 |
Inspections of yards, outbuildings, drains, etc. | 922 |
Inspections of piggeries, fowls and other animals | 40 |