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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

Coulsdon and Purley 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]

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Inspections re Shops Act361
Number of drains tested with water105
Infectious Disease investigations143
Miscellaneous24
Total, 4,465

Table: Notices served.

Notices served.

Preliminary Notices527
Statutory Notices89
Letters and Final Circulars118

Table: Defects Reported.

Defects Reported.

Insufficient or defective drainage35 houses.
Improperly drained yards12 „
Cesspools required emptying75 „
Defective cesspools7 „
Choked drains36 „
Defective fresh air inlets52 „
„ ventilating shafts6 „
Wire Cages to vent shafts missing24 „
Unclean walls and ceilings113 „
Defective plaster69 „
„ floors40 „
„ firegrates and washboilers55 „
,, sashcords31 „
„ or choked rainwater pipes38 „
„ woodwork56 „
„ paving55 „
„ dustbins157 „
„ sinks and sink waste pipes25 „
„ kerbs around gullies31 „
Dampness through defective roofs66 ,,
Dampness through other causes64 „
Defective W.C. fittings31 „
Accumulations21 „
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance3 „
Verminous conditions10 „
Lack of domestic cleansing8 „
Overcrowding5 „
Insufficient lighting and ventilation11 ,,
Defective outbuildings28 „