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Croydon 1910

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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TABLE IX.

Work done by the Sanitary Inspectors during the Year ending December 31st, 1910.

NATURE OF CASES DEALT WITH.Insp. Culver.Insp. EarwickerjInsp. Peck.Ins. RichardsonInsp. DavisInsp. Bull.Insp. Fulker.Insp. Vincent.Insp. Flint.Insp. Hunt.Total
House to House Inspection1385756566913.......7676306515668
Visits to and inspections of houses where zymotic diseases have occurred4086150144....1066121208321853
Inspection of Premises where offensive trades are conducted......................
Inspections of Factories and Workshops..........1007........1007
„ ,, Greengrocers, Fishmongers & Ice Cream Shops173397306242......4866303242588
„ „ Schools..232....50....158
„ „ Shops..........271......1272
,, ,, Bakehouses..........854........854
,, ,, Yards and Stables328697610928......7698754434650
,, ,, Common Lodging Houses..........579........579
„ ,, „ (night visits)..........10......10
,, ,, Houses let in Lodgings..............201660..1680
„ „(night visits)......................
,, ,, Urinals502343650554......7096425453945
Smoke observations1........70........71
House drains tested with smoke439596255270......4274355562978
„ „ ,, water31027711185......52351371007
,, ,, on application38348575......92242305
,, drains re-laid101462610......451453295
,, ,, repaired25722167......142016235
Re-inspections of work in progress1213219515771119....314131746118510451
Sundry inspections423786630273..131612314222763233
Complaints from public investigated2021647180....114210378901
Rooms and contents disinfected........1234..........1234
Articles disinfected........12213..........12213
NUISANCES DISCOVERED.
Premises requiring repair35343123143..11081691041026
,, ,, Cleansing and Whitewashing7324815980..46..1332031121054
,, Overcrowded912..8..6..1526985
Drains found defective120855455......546771506
,, ,, stopped841116771..81839952576
Defective Sanitarv Fittings237232247273..2821682901821659
,, Yard Surfaces1162728837..3..13016891905
,, Eaves and Downspouts1411315849......2118991680
,, Manure Receptacles93............21..33
,, Urinals1..23....1325237
,, Ashbins127200168100..3..1542681091129
Smoke Nuisances..........1....1..2
Animals improperly kept..233......220232
Infringements of Bye-laws and Regulations..71....8....12533
Offensive Accumulations217147........42367
Sundry other Nuisances13311421..67....287271
Total number of Nuisances95516961098850..171487114908607995
Informal Notices served518451497409..82..4347853683544*
Informal Notices complied with495410457384..7924427432973309
„ ,, in abeyance47415039..12..316762349
Referied to Commutee41544424..1..5428201

* Not including 315 from the year 1909.