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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Making up of Private Streets.
The Council have, during the year, made up seven streets
in the District, involving the service of many hundreds of
notices, and the execution of works to the value of £7,151.
The following is a list of the streets completed :—
Coulsdon.—
Warren Koad.
Downs Court Road.
Mitcham.—
Melrose Avenue.
Birdliurst Road.
Clive Road.
Warren Road.
Boundary Road.
In addition to the above, the making up of Park Hill
Road, Wallington, is in hand.
INSPECTORS' WORK.
Summary of Inspectors' Work for the Year 1914.
| White | Payne | Inspectors. Rabbetts Parker | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of visits paid | 2259 | 2359 | 3339 | 2252 | 10200 |
| Number of complaints received and investigated | 208 | 68 | 91 | 67 | 484 |
| Number of premises inspected | 427 | 880 | 973 | 1094 | 2874 |
| Number of nuisances discovered | 820 | 190 | 479 | 698 | 1682 |
| Number of nuisances abated without report | 316 | 135 | 880 | 496 | 1327 |
| ,, ,, after report | 4 | 50 | 105 | 66 | 225 |
| Preliminary notices served | 174 | 164 | 280 | 339 | 957 |
| Legal notices served | 4 | 20 | 39 | 23 | 80 |
| Notices followed by legal proceedings | - | - | - | - | - |
| Character of Work Done— Houses dealt with under the Housing of the Working Classes Acts | - | - | 8 | - | 8 |
| Houses inspected under the Housing and Town Planning Act | 20 | 75 | 106 | 80 | 281 |