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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Notices Served.
Preliminary Notices 664
Statutory Notices 86
Letters and Final Circulars 192
Defects Reported.
Insufficient or defective drainage 31
Improperly drained yards 6
Cesspools requiring emptying 124
Defective cesspools 34
Choked drains 42
Defective fresh air inlet 26
Defective ventilation shafts 3
No wire cages to vent shafts 3
Unclean walls and ceiling 124
Defective plaster 54
„ floors 31
„ firegrates and wash-boilers 42
„ sashcords 25
„ or, choked rainwater pipes 45
„ woodwork 37
paving 32
„ dustbins 177
„ sinks and sink waste pipes 17
„ kerbs around gullies 11
Dampness through defective roofs 56
Dampness through other causes 88
Defective W.C. fittings 24
Accumulations 14
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance 2
Verminous conditions 15
Lack of domestic cleansing 5
Overcrowding 5
Insufficient lighting and ventilation 20
Defective air-bricks 6
Defective outbuildings 8
Brickwork and pointing defective 56
Paintwork defective 2
Glazing defective 12
Unclean outdoor premises 10
No proper sanitary accommodation 5
Insufficient sanitary accommodation 9
Absence of water supply 2
Rats 99
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