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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Complaints Received.
General disrepair and insanitary conditions 45
Dampness 23
Overcrowding Defective drainage systems 20
Blocked drainage systems 148
Defective drainage fittings 3
Defective W.C. pans and flushing apparatus 15
Defective service water pipes 1
Defective hot water systems 3
Defective chimney stacks 4
Absence of, or defective dustbins
Insanitary pig waste bins 3
Accumulation of refuse, etc 17
Rats and mice 348
Keeping of animals 6
Insect pests, etc 31
Wasps' nests 42
Smoke nuisance 12
Noise nuisance 3
Contaminated food 9
Unsound food 89
Miscellaneous 50
Total 884
Summary of Visits Made.
Number of houses visited 287
Number of reinspections and calls made 1,126
Verminous premises 34
Water supply
Tents, vans and sheds 32
Schools 8
Places of entertainment 12
Licensed premises 29
Storage of refuse 566
Accumulation 66
Piggeries, fowls and other animals 96
Stables 6
Rats and Mice Destruction 5,583
Drainage inspected 2,488
Drainage tested 281
Pail closets
Cesspools 424
Urinals 5
Sewers and street gullies 157
Cowsheds, dairies and milkshops 158
Ice-cream premises 169
Meat shops 132
Food preparing premises 448
Other food shops 481
Bakehouses—Power 1 65
„ Other 5
Slaughterhouses
Food Inspection—Meat 57
„ „ Other Food 183
Factories—Power 244
„ Other 18
Workplaces 5
Outworkers 56
Merchandise Marks Act 1
Pet Animals Act 7
Shops Act 651
Infectious disease enquiries 160
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