Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 WITH | Deputy Chief Insp. Culver. | Insp. Fulker. | Insp. Earwicker | Insp. Peck. | Insp. Richardson | Insp. Bull. | Insp. Vincent. | Insp. Flint. | Insp. Hunt. | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
House to House Inspection | 607 | •• | •• | 672 | 708 | ... | 815 | 527 | 748 | 4077 |
No. of Houses inspected where zymotic diseases have occurred | 117 | .. | .. | 98 | 198 | .. | 176 | 90 | 103 | 782 |
No. of Visits of enquiry re infectious disease | 30 | 217 | .. | 132 | 155 | .. | 107 | 35 | 35 | 711 |
House drains tested with smoke (primary) | 106 | .. | .. | 451 | 383 | .. | 228 | 200 | 250 | 1618 |
,, ,, ,, on application | 43 | .. | .. | 14 | 11 | .. | 9 | 6 | 26 | 109 |
Drains found defective | 134 | .. | .. | 11 | 22 | .. | 16 | 12 | 18 | 213 |
House drains re-laid | 41 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | 10 | 18 | 22 | 103 |
,, ,, repaired | 9 | .. | .. | 82 | 81 | .. | 10 | 36 | 54 | 272 |
No. of smoke tests during repair | 131 | .. | .. | 119 | 153 | .. | 50 | 66 | 128 | 647 |
,, water ,, | 302 | .. | .. | 41 | 41 | .. | 38 | 53 | 89 | 574 |
Damp-proof courses inserted | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 7 |
Yards paved | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 18 | .. | 6 | .. | 2 | 28 |
Inspection of Premises where offensive trades are conducted | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Inspections of Factories and Workshops, etc. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1026 | .. | .. | 173 | 1199 |
,, ,, Greengrocers, Fishmongers & Ice Cream Shops | 112 | .. | .. | 241 | 105 | .. | 448 | 80 | 65 | 1051 |
,, ,, Schools | 46 | .. | .. | 51 | 79 | .. | 91 | 15 | 9 | 301 |
,, ,, Shops | 26 | .. | .. | 15 | 11 | .. | 6 | 13 | .. | 71 |
,, ,, Bakehouses | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 587 | .. | .. | .. | 587 |
,, ,, Yards and Stables | 176 | .. | .. | 473 | 413 | .. | 480 | 537 | 692 | 2771 |
,, ,, Common Lodging Houses | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 445 | .. | .. | .. | 445 |
,, ,, ,, night visits | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
,, ,, Houses let in Lodgings | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 66 | 753 | .. | .. | 819 |
,, ,, ,, ,, night visits | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
,, ,, Urinals | 306 | .. | .. | 485 | 405 | .. | 449 | 90 | 412 | 2147 |
Smoke observations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 39 | .. | .. | .. | 39 |
Re-inspections of work in progress .. | 732 | 1 | .. | 1379 | 1404 | .. | 960 | 960 | 1407 | 6843 |
Sundry inspections | 507 | 87 | .. | 520 | 312 | 234 | 357 | 130 | 328 | 2475 |
Complaints from public investigated | 201 | ..__ | .. | 72 | 129 | .. | 172 | 109 | 106 | 889 |
NUISANCES DISCOVERED. | ||||||||||
Houses requiring Cleansing & Whitewashing | 124 | .. | .. | 66 | 156 | 89 | 93 | 63 | 136 | 727 |
,, Overcrowded | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 68 |
Leaky Roofs | 36 | .. | .. | 67 | 91 | .. | 66 | 48 | 138 | 448 |
Dampness in Houses | 46 | .. | .. | 113 | 80 | .. | 83 | 39 | 75 | 436 |
Drains found stopped | 68 | .. | .. | 59 | 20 | 19 | 52 | 5 | 65 | 406 |
Drains and Sanitary Fittings found defective | 246 | .. | .. | 82 | 236 | 113 | 138 | 107 | 160 | 1102 |
Defective Yard Surfaces | 19 | .. | .. | 22 | 38 | 5 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 179 |
,, Eaves and Downspouts | 72 | .. | .. | 75 | 84 | 1 | 48 | 33 | 66 | 379 |
,, Manure Receptacles | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 11 |
,, Urinals | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
,, Ashbins | 79 | .. | .. | 111 | 78 | .. | 86 | 38 | 84 | 476 |
Smoke Nuisances | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 |
Animals improperly kept | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
Infringements of Bye-laws and Regulations | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 2 | 8 | .. | .. | 17 |
Offensive Accumulations | 17 | .. | .. | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 73 |
Sundry other Nuisances | 4 | .. | .. | 68 | 174 | 77 | 90 | 25 | 128 | 606 |
Total number of Nuisances | 682 | .. | .. | 752 | 1048 | 332 | 621 | 471 | 904 | 4810 |
Informal Notices served | 294 | .. | .. | 398 | 469 | 45 | 345 | 530 | 410 | 2491 |
,, ,, complied with | 136 | .. | .. | 389 | 470 | 33 | 361 | 299 | 419 | 2307 |
,, ,, in abeyance | .. | .. | .. | 49 | 53 | .. | 43 | 63 | 98 | 316 |
Referred to Committee | 8 | .. | .. | 34 | 11 | .. | .. | 14 | 20 | 87 |