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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 1957
[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 1957 -
Complaints Received.
General disrepair and insanitary conditions 21
Dampness 14
Defective drainage systems 24
Blocked drainage systems 181
Defective drainage fittings 4
Defective W.C. pans and flushing apparatus 6
Defective service water pipes 4
Defective chimney stacks 1
Absence of, or defective dustbins 3
Insanitary pig waste bins 3
Accumulation of refuse, etc 15
Hats and mice 369
Keeping of animals 3
Insect pests, etc. 28
Wasps nests 67
Smoke nuisance 4
Contaminated food 11
Unsound food 38
Miscellaneous 35
TOTAL 831