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Croydon 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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TABLE VIII.

Work done by the Sanitary Inspectors during tht Year ending 27th December 1915.

NATURE OF CASES DEALT WITHDeputy Chief Insp. Culver.Insp. Fulker.Insp. EarwickerInsp. Peck.Insp. RichardsonInsp. Bull.Insp. Vincent.Insp. Flint.Insp. Hunt.Total
House to House Inspection607••••672708...8155277484077
No. of Houses inspected where zymotic diseases have occurred117....98198..17690103782
No. of Visits of enquiry re infectious disease30217..132155..1073535711
House drains tested with smoke (primary)106....451383..2282002501618
,, ,, ,, on application43....1411..9626109
Drains found defective134....1122..161218213
House drains re-laid41....66..101822103
,, ,, repaired9....8281..103654272
No. of smoke tests during repair131....119153..5066128647
,, water ,,302....4141..385389574
Damp-proof courses inserted......1......517
Yards paved1......18..6..228
Inspection of Premises where offensive trades are conducted....................
Inspections of Factories and Workshops, etc...........1026....1731199
,, ,, Greengrocers, Fishmongers & Ice Cream Shops112....241105..44880651051
,, ,, Schools46....5179..91159301
,, ,, Shops26....1511..613..71
,, ,, Bakehouses..........587......587
,, ,, Yards and Stables176....473413..4805376922771
,, ,, Common Lodging Houses..........445......445
,, ,, ,, night visits...................
,, ,, Houses let in Lodgings..........66753....819
,, ,, ,, ,, night visits....................
,, ,, Urinals306....485405..449904122147
Smoke observations..........39......39
Re-inspections of work in progress ..7321..13791404..96096014076843
Sundry inspections50787..5203122343571303282475
Complaints from public investigated201..__..72129..172109106889
NUISANCES DISCOVERED.
Houses requiring Cleansing & Whitewashing124....66156899363136727
,, Overcrowded4....2636262168
Leaky Roofs36....6791..6648138448
Dampness in Houses46....11380..833975436
Drains found stopped68....59201952565406
Drains and Sanitary Fittings found defective246....822361131381071601102
Defective Yard Surfaces19....22385353330179
,, Eaves and Downspouts72....75841483366379
,, Manure Receptacles2......3..33..11
,, Urinals......2......1..3
,, Ashbins79....11178..863884476
Smoke Nuisances1........51....7
Animals improperly kept......12..1....4
Infringements of Bye-laws and Regulations......7..28....17
Offensive Accumulations17....61025121173
Sundry other Nuisances4....68174779025128606
Total number of Nuisances682....75210483326214719044810
Informal Notices served294....398469453455304102491
,, ,, complied with136....389470333612994192307
,, ,, in abeyance......4953..436398316
Referred to Committee8....3411....142087