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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 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]

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Rats49 premises
Insufficient W.C.'s5 „
Cowsheds requiring cleansing1 „
Burning of refuse7 „
Miscellaneous47 „
1,553

Table: Defects Remedied.

Defects Remedied.

Drainage repaired or provided110 houses
Yard drainage provided or improved9 „
Cesspools emptied80 „
„ repaired1 house
„ abolished114 houses
Drains cleansed43 „
Fresh air inlets provided72 „
Vent shafts provided or repaired9 „
Wire cages to vent shafts provided13 „
Pail closets converted to water closets4 „
Privy abolished1 house
Drains connected to sewer112 houses
New water closets10 „
Gully traps, etc., provided45 „
Inspection chambers provided82 „
Walls and ceilings cleansed153 „
Plaster repaired80 „
Floors repaired40 „
Firegrates and washboilers repaired46 „
Sashcords repaired34 „
Rainwater pipes and eaves guttering repaired43 „
Woodwork repaired69 „
Paving repaired64 „
Dustbins provided144 „
Sinks and sink waste pipes replaced or repaired26 „
Kerbs around gullies repaired35 „
Dampness remedied due to defective roofs93 „
Dampness remedied due to other causes80 „
W.C. fittings repaired43 „
Accumulations removed12 „
Nuisances from improper keeping of animals abated1 house