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Coulsdon and Purley 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]

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Complaints Received.
General disrepair and insanitary conditions 68
Dampness 26
Overcrowding
Defective drainage systems 44
Blocked drainage system 1ll
Defective drainage fittings 6
Defective W.C. pans and flushing apparatus 6
Defective service water pipes 8
Defective hot water systems 2
Defective chimney stacks 4
Absence of, or defective dustbins 2
Insanitary pig waste bins 2
Accumulation of refuse, etc 25
Insanitary A.R.P. shelters 1
Rats and mice 362
Keeping of animals 4
Insect pests, etc. 31
Wasps' nests 93
Unsound food 116
Miscellaneous 38
Total 956
Summary of Visits Made.
Number of houses visited 301
Number of reinspections and calls made 1,255
Verminous premises 45
Water supply 12
Tents, vans and sheds 86
Schools
Places of entertainment 4
Licensed premises 29
Storage of refuse 66
Accumulations 117
Piggeries, fowls and other animals 109
Stables
Rats and Mice Destruction 6,360
Drainage inspected 2,059
Drainage tested 307
Cesspools 158
Urinals 5
Sewers and street gullies 85
Cowsheds, dairies and milkshops 144
Ice-cream premises 145
Meat shops 131
Food preparing premises 322
Other food shops 537
Bakehouses—Power 47
„ Other 4
Slaughterhouses 13
Food Inspection—Meat 46
„ „ Other Food 230
Factories—Power 225
„ Other 96
Workplaces 10
Outworkers
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act
Pet Animals Act 11
Shops Act 292
Merchandise Marks Act
Infectious disease enquiries 136
Infectious disease contacts 32
Food poisoning enquiries 7