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Croydon 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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During the year common lodging houses received 550 visits,
while 10 houses received night visits.
Minor infringements of bye-laws were detected on 46 occasions,
but in no case were they sufficiently serious for legal proceedings
to be taken.
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
There are now 66 houses registered under the bye-laws.
During the year these houses received 791 day and 1 night visits.
On no occasion were offences discovered for which prosecutions
were necessary.

Table: At the present moment the following houses are registered as houses let in lodgings:—

At the present moment the following houses are registered as houses let in lodgings:—

Houses.
Wilford Road33
Forster Road12
Holmesdale Road4
Ely Road12
Lion Road1
Pawsons Road3
Princess Road, Croydon1
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The results of registration and inspection have, on the whole,
been satisfactory.
HOUSING, TOWN PLANNING, ETC., ACT, 1909.
The following table gives the general housing particulars in
respect of each district as estimated in the year 1911 :—

Table: HOUSE-TO-HOUSE INSPECTION. Summary.

HOUSE-TO-HOUSE INSPECTION. Summary.

InspectorNo. of StreetsTotal No. of HousesNo. of Houses 10/- per week and under
Culver9133131429
Earwicker12559533025
Peck12951952224
Richardson12055162620
Vincent13077392746
Flint9252932872
Hunt13549772235
Totals8223798617151