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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
Crayford 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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In spite of the abnormally high rainfall, no flooding has been experienced
in the Crayford District from the fore-going watercourses.
Closet Accommodation. Approximate number of premises containing each type of
sanitary convenience in the district-
W.Cs. into drainage system, approximately 12,148
W.Cs. into cesspools 16
Number of premises not connected to public water supplies -
Refuse Collection. A seven day collection of refuse was maintained under the
same system as previously.
| Sanitary Accommodation defective | 21 |
| Drainage | |
| (i) repaired | 45 |
| (ii) unstopped, etc. | 122 |
| Refuse receptacles | 36 |
| Damp proof courses inerted | 1 |
| Roofs and rain water pipes | 40 |
| Chimney stacks and pots repaired or renewed | 11 |
| Fireplaces grates and stoves repaired or improved | 7 |
| Floors walls and ceilings repaired or renewed | 81 |
| Rooms cleansed | 4 |
| Water supplies | 22 |
| Doors and other woodwork | 34 |
| Yard paving provided or renewed | 3 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 17 |
| Improper keeping of animals abated | 1 |
| Other defects | 140 |
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