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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
Croydon 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Inspectors. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Rabbetts | Payne | Pointon | Total | |
| Number of drain tests made in course of work done under the two previous headings | 70 | 89 | 49 | 34 | 242 |
| Houses at which inspection chambers in drains were provided | 24 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 67 |
| Stables provided with drainage | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 9 |
| Premises at which animals improperly kept were removed | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 16 |
| Number of inspections of food exposed for sale | 133 | 46 | 150 | 51 | 380 |
| Urinals cleansed and repaired | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 |
| Smoke nuisances abated | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 9 | 45 | 23 | 5 | 82 |
| Piggeries repaired and improved | 2 | 18 | — | 3 | 23 |
| Infective houses disinfected and cleansed | 51 | 140 | 44 | 48 | 283 |
| Visits to infective houses | 204 | 335 | 294 | 176 | 1009 |
| Number of dairies and milkshops | 19 | 33 | 25 | 21 | 98 |
| Visits to ditto | 153 | 111 | 239 | 76 | 579 |
| Number of complaints as to un. cleanliness and neglect of regulations | 7 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 41 |
| Number of slaughterhouses | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| Number of visits to same | 62 | 81 | 109 | 42 | 294 |
| Number of complaints as to un. cleanliness | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 22 |
| Number of drains opened up for examination (Section 41, P.H.A.) | 2 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 87 |
Articles Disinfected.
| January | 768 | July | 860 |
| February | 641 | August | 674 |
| March | 668 | September | 754 |
| April | 753 | October | 607 |
| May | 1,171 | November | 693 |
| June | 578 | December | 880 |
| 9,047 |