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 Croydon]
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TABLE VIII.
Work done by the Sanitary Inspectors during the Year ending 27th December 1914.
NATURE OF CASES DEALT WITH | Deputy Chief Insp. Culver. | Insp. Earwicker | Insp. Peck. | Insp. Richardson | Insp. Bull. | Insp. Fulker. | Insp. Vincent. | Insp. Flint. | Insp. Hunt. | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
House to House Inspection | 626 | 369 | 607 | 768 | .. | .. | 608 | 526 | 681 | 4185 |
No. of Houses inspected where zymotic diseases have occurred | 83 | 139 | 171 | 216 | .. | .. | 288 | 102 | 130 | 1129 |
No. of Visits of enquiry re infectious disease | 31 | 125 | 231 | 252 | .. | 499 | 112 | 40 | 59 | 1349 |
House drains tested with smoke (primary) | 105 | 2o4 | 404 | 414 | .. | .. | 330 | 193 | 1997 | |
,, ,, ,, on application | 38 | 16 | 28 | 12 | .. | .. | 8 | 5 | 35 | 142 |
Drains found defective | 143 | 16 | 28 | 37 | .. | .. | y | 12 | 28 | 273 |
House drains re-laid | 42 | .. | 23 | 10 | .. | .. | 13 | 34 | 37 | 159 |
,, ,, repaired | 18 | .. | 32 | 43 | .. | .. | 14 | 28 | 20 | 155 |
No. of smoke tests during repair | 129 | 128 | 209 | 185 | .. | .. | 85 | 145 | 144 | 1025 |
„ water„ | 308 | 111 | 126 | 56 | .. | .. | 100 | 45 | 148 | 894 |
Damp-proof courses inserted | 17 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 8 | 9 | 6 | 44 |
Yards paved | 27 | 12 | .. | 32 | .. | .. | 12 | 10 | 37 | 130 |
Inspection of Premises where offensive trades are conducted | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Inspections of Factories and Workshops, etc | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1679 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1680 |
„ Greengrocers, Fishmongers & Ice Cream Shoos | 162 | 193 | 238 | 149 | .. | .. | 519 | 100 | 182 | 1543 |
,, ,, Schools | 22 | 12 | 43 | 4 | .. | 17 | 26 | 5 | 22 | 151 |
,, ,, Shops | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | .. | .. | 7 | 6 | 7 | 54 |
,, ,, Bakehouses | .. | .. | .. | .. | 672 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 672 |
,, ,, Yards and Stables | 201 | 412 | 497 | 386 | .. | .. | 569 | 248 | 640 | 2953 |
,, ,, Common Lodging Houses | .. | .. | .. | .. | 549 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 550 |
,, ,, ,, night visits | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | ||||
,, ,, Houses let in Lodgings | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 223 | 568 | .. | 791 |
,, ,, ,, ,, night visits | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
,, ,, Urinals | 405 | 112 | 465 | 398 | .. | .. | 473 | 91 | 465 | 2409 |
Smoke observations | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 65 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 66 |
Re-inspections of work in progress | 798 | 1101 | 1289 | 1520 | .. | .. | 1630 | 1384 | 1523 | 9245 |
Sundry inspections | 583 | 364 | 490 | 382 | 299 | 169 | 339 | 375 | 344 | 3345 |
Complaints from public investigated | 180 | 47 | 74 | 109 | .. | .. | 215 | 108 | 85 | 818 |
NUISANCES DISCOVERED. | ||||||||||
Houses requiring Cleansing & Whitewashing | 207 | 93 | 102 | 203 | 68 | .. | 83 | 169 | 209 | 1134 |
,, Overcrowded | 10 | 5 | 11 | 4 | .. | 8 | 28 | 15 | 81 | |
Leaky Roofs | 35 | 43 | 37 | 52 | .. | .. | 29 | 43 | 60 | 299 |
Dampness in Houses | 50 | 45 | 60 | 26 | .. | .. | 31 | ;-8 | 50 | 300 |
Drains found stopped | 86 | 48 | 43 | 81 | 9 | 2 | 108 | 81 | 51 | 509 |
Drains and Sanitary Fittings found defective | 163 | 138 | 225 | 247 | 71 | .. | 135 | 131 | 172 | 1282 |
Defective Yard Surfaces | 46 | 50 | 12 | 52 | 4 | .. | 79 | 13 | 38 | 294 |
,, Eaves and Downspouts | 93 | 27 | 36 | 77 | .. | .. | 33 | 22 | 64 | 352 |
,, Manure Receptacles | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
,, Urinals | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | & |
,, Ashbins | 179 | 41 | 183 | 114 | .. | 85 | 136 | 177 | 915 | |
Smoke Nuisances | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | ||
Animals improperly kept | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 27 |
Infringements of Bye-laws and Regulations | 1 | 6 | 2 | 29 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 38 | |
Offensive Acc umulations | 33 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 2 | .. | 2 | 10 | 5 | 81 |
Sundry other Nuisances | 8 | 95 | 187 | 91 | .. | 10 | 158 | 150 | 699 | |
Total number of Nuisances | 915 | 509 | 815 | 1068 | 287 | 2 | 606 | 836 | 996 | 6034 |
Informal Notices served | 447 | 176 | 492 | 547 | 43 | .. | 387 | 663 | 542 | 3297 |
,, ,, complied with | 456 | 237 | 470 | 512 | 52 | .. | 338 | 666 | 532 | 3263 |
,, in abevance | 47 | 28 | 45 | 71 | 5 | .. | 57 | 43 | 83 | 379 |
Referred to Committee | 37 | 11 | 49 | 14 | .. | .. | 20 | 34 | 26 | 191 |
Council orders in abevance (1913) | 32 | 1 | 27 | 7 | .. | 21 | 12 | 32 | 132 | |
69 | 12 | 76 | 21 | .. | .. | 41 | 46 | 58 | 323 | |
,, ,, complied with | 68 | 12 | 73 | 21 | .. | .. | 32 | 36 | 49 | 291 |
Council orders in abeyance | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 10 | 9 | 32 |