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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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| White | Inspectors. Payne Rabbetts | Parker | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses repaired and cleansed generally | 81 | 53 | 113 | 107 | 354 |
| Ventilation of houses improved | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| Overcrowding abated | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| Defective roofs repaired | 16 | 29 | 49 | 39 | 133 |
| Houses under-pinned (damp proof course inserted; or damp walls remedied | 17 | 40 | 26 | 38 | 121 |
| Eaves guttering renewed or repaired | 10 | 14 | 47 | 18 | 89 |
| Water-closets renewed or repaired | 61 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 118 |
| Water-closets provided with water for flushing purposes | 6 | 4 | 63 | 20 | 98 |
| Privies or earth-closets re-constructed, improved or abolished | — | 5 | — | — | 5 |
| Houses supplied with water from the main | — | 9 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| Water.cisterns or tanks cleansed or covered | 4 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 89 |
| Yards of houses paved with impervious material | 19 | 35 | 27 | 9 | 80 |
| Paving of yards repaired | 12 | 15 | 58 | 38 | 123 |
| Floors of sculleries paved or repaired | 15 | 5 | 37 | 14 | 71 |
| Ashpits or dustbins provided | 45 | 85 | 77 | 82 | 239 |
| Additional w.c. provided | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Cesspools abolished or filled up | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 10 |
| Cesspools cleansed or emptied | 8 | 110 | — | — | 118 |
| Houses at which drains were tested | 60 | 53 | 33 | 42 | 188 |
| Houses at which drains were found defective | 45 | 82 | 18 | 5 | 95 |
| Houses at which drains were re-constructed or new provided | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| Houses at which drains were cleansed, ventilated, trapped or repaired | 68 | 80 | 175 | 65 | 378 |
| Number of drain tests in course of work done under the two previous headings | 86 | 45 | 20 | 23 | 174 |
| Houses at which inspection chambers in drains were provided | 2 | 8 | 6 | - | 16 |
| Stables provided with drainage | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |