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 770
Statutory notices 87
Letters and final circulars 591
Defects Reported.
Insufficient or defective drainage 40
Improperly drained yards 23
Cesspools requiring emptying 130
Defective cesspools 12
Drains choked 66
Defective fresh air inlets 69
Defective ventilation shafts 8
No wire cages to vent shafts 2
Unclean walls and ceilings 204
Defective plaster 64
Defective firegrates and wash boilers 27
Defective floors 25
Defective sashcords 44
Defective or choked rainwater pipes 30
Defective woodwork 51
Defective paving 50
Defective dustbins 148
Defective sinks and sink waste pipes 38
Defective kerbs around gullies 17
Dampness through defective roofs 48
Dampness through other causes 48
Defective W.C. fittings 21
Accumulations 20
Verminous conditions 12
Lack of domestic cleanliness 4
Overcrowding 3
Insufficient lighting and ventilation 6
Defective air bricks 5
Defective outbuildings 2
Brickwork and pointing defective 37
Paintwork defective 15
Glazing defective 13
Unclean outdoor premises 13
No proper sanitary accommodation 1
Absence of water supply 3
Rats 87
Insufficient water closets 8
Burning of refuse 2
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