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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During 1959 the following disinfections were carried out:—
Free of cost | Upon Payment | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Loads of bedding, etc. | 12 | — | 12 |
Houses disinfected | 15 | — | 15 |
Parcels of clothing | — | 3 | 3 |
Library books | 463 | — | 463 |
COMPLAINTS RECEIVED
General disrepair and insanitary conditions | 30 |
Dampness | 15 |
Defective drainage systems | 19 |
Blocked drainage systems | 223 |
Defective drainage fittings | 11 |
Defective W.C. pans and flushing apparatus | 4 |
Defective service water pipes | 2 |
Absence of, or defective dustbins | 1 |
Accumulation of refuse, etc. | 20 |
Rats and mice | 342 |
Keeping of animals | 1 |
Insect pests, etc. | 76 |
Wasps nests | 260 |
Smoke nuisance | 16 |
Contaminated food | 33 |
Unsound food | 28 |
Insanitary pig waste bins | 1 |
Miscellaneous | 79 |
Total | 1,161 |
VISITS CARRIED OUT AND INTERVIEWS
Number of houses visited in respect of improvement and repair | 344 |
Number of reinspections made to above houses in respect of improvement and repair | 2,856 |
Verminous premises | 7 |
Insect pests | 440 |
Water supply | 32 |
Tents, vans and sheds | 42 |