London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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COMPLAINTS RECEIVED
| General disrepair and insanitary conditions | 31 |
| Dampness | 5 |
| Defective drainage systems | 40 |
| Blocked drainage systems | 185 |
| Defective drainage fittings | 12 |
| Defective W.C. pans and flushing apparatus | 7 |
| Defective service water pipes | 3 |
| Absence of, or defective dustbins | 1 |
| Accumulation of refuse, etc. | 15 |
| Rats and mice | 291 |
| Insect pests, etc. | 70 |
| Wasps nests | 192 |
| Smoke nuisance | 5 |
| Contaminated food | 18 |
| Unsound food | 27 |
| Miscellaneous | 75 |
| Total | 977 |
| VISITS CARRIED OUT AND INTERVIEWS | |
| Number of houses visited in respect of improvement and repair | 374 |
| Number of reinspections made to above houses in respect of improvement and repair | 3,878 |
| Verminous premises | 51 |
| Insect pests | 390 |
| Water supply | 11 |
| Tents, vans and sheds | 72 |
| Fabrics Misdescription Regulations | 18 |
| Schools | 18 |
| Places of entertainment | 3 |
| Licensed premises | 82 |
| Storage of refuse | 27 |
| Accumulation | 168 |
| Piggeries, fowls and other animals | 102 |
| Stables | 8 |
| Rodent control | 4,770 |
| Drainage inspected | 1,194 |
| Drainage tested | 423 |
| Pail closets | 3 |
| Cesspools | 42 |
| Urinals | 3 |
| Sewers and street gullies | 146 |
| Dairies and milkshops | 48 |
| Ice cream premises | 17 |
| Meat shops | 155 |
| Food preparing premises | 451 |
| Other food shops | 635 |
| Bakehouses - Power | 43 |
| -Other | 1 |