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 Crayford]
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Nuisances and defects remedied during the year (other
than those enumerated in the previous tabulation).
Overcrowding 0 Floors 166
Sanitary Accommodation : Walls and Ceilings 578
Defective 25 Windows & Ventilation 57
Drainage: Baths, Lavatory Basins
(i) Repaired 26 and Sinks 13
(ii) Cleansed 410 Water Supplies 7
Refuse Receptacles 10 Yards paved & drained 9
Dampness 41 Doors & other woodwork 22
Roofs and Rain Water Other works 11
Pipes 56
Total number of visits of all kinds paid by
Inspectors during the year 7437
Approximate number of separate premises in
area 8400
Notices served :—
Statutory 14
Informal 220
Number of houses, etc., disinfected 55
Swimming Pool.
Period open from the 21st May, to the 25th September.
Number of bathers 45,232. This figure does
not include schools which used the Swimming Pool out
side normal hours.
Shops Acts.
Visits made during the year 320.
Warning was given to four shopkeepers in relation
to offences within the meaning of the provisions of the
Shops Acts.
Smoke Abatement.
No action taken.
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