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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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premises at which animals improperly kept were removed | - | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| Number of inspections of food exposed for sale | 352 | 98 | 126 | 70 | 646 |
| Urinals cleansed or repaired | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| Smoke nuisances abated | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 14 | 16 | 67 | 25 | 122 |
| Piggeries repaired and improved | 2 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 29 |
| Infective houses disinfected and cleansed | 117 | 91 | 165 | 58 | 431 |
| Number of visits to infective houses | 126 | 229 | 172 | 133 | 660 |
| Number of visits to dairies and milk-shops | 180 | 118 | 84 | 79 | 461 |
| Number of complaints as to un-cleanliness and neglect of regulations | 4 | 3 | 4 | - | 11 |
| Number of visits to slaughterhouses | 60 | 66 | 91 | 35 | 252 |
| Number of complaints as to un-cleanliness | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 6 |
| Number of visits to bakehouses | 83 | 26 | 40 | 25 | 174 |
| Number of complaints as to un-cleanliness | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number of visits to butchers' and fishmongers' shops | 312 | 68 | 126 | 69 | 575 |
| Number of drains opened up for examination (Section 41, P.H.A., 1875) | - | 2 | 2 | 20 | 24 |
| Manure pits provided or repaired | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Unsound food destroyed includes:—194 lbs. fish, 232 lbs. meat.
Articles Disinfected.
| January | 626 | July | 843 |
| February | 798 | August | 998 |
| March | 797 | September | 867 |
| April | 872 | October | 980 |
| May | 760 | November | 1,200 |
| June | 880 | December | 976 |
| 10,597 |