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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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SANITARY INSPECTIONS, ETC.
The following is a summary of the complaints received and visits made, together
with details of work carried out and defects remedied as a consequence of notices
served during the year 1956:-
COMPLAINTS RECEIVED,
General disrepair and insanitary conditions 31
Dampness 5
Overcrowding 3
Defective drainage systems 33
Blocked drainage systems 188
Defective drainage fittings 7
Defective W.C. Pans and flushing apparatus 11
Defective service water pipes 10
Defective hot water systems 3
Defective chimney stacks 1
Absence of, or defective dustbins 1
Accumulation of refuse, etc. 14
Hats and mice 350
Keeping of animals 2
Insect pests, etc. 19
Wasps Nests 82
Smoke nuisance 2
Contaminated food 17
Unsound food 36
Miscellaneous 51
TOTAL
866