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 VII.
Work done by the Sanitary Inspectors during the Year ending 31st December, 1918.
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 | 5 | .. | .. | 153 | 241 | .. | 383 | .. | 173 | 955 |
No. of Houses inspected where zymotic diseases have occurred | 50 | .. | .. | 82 | 244 | .. | 135 | .. | 122 | 633 |
No. of Visits of enquiry re infectious disease | 196 | .. | .. | 121 | 311 | .. | 179 | .. | 168 | 975 |
House drains tested with smoke (primary) | 49 | .. | .. | 60 | 170 | .. | 115 | .. | 91 | 485 |
,, ,, ,, on application | 14 | .. | .. | 11 | 7 | .. | 12 | .. | 24 | 68 |
Drains found defective | 13 | .. | .. | 16 | 17 | .. | 6 | .. | 7 | 59 |
House drains re-laid | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | 16 |
,, ,, repaired | 1 | .. | .. | 20 | 30 | .. | .. | .. | 22 | 73 |
No. of smoke tests during repair | 3 | .. | .. | 27 | 51 | .. | 4 | .. | 41 | 126 |
,, water ,, | 28 | .. | .. | 24 | 14 | .. | 8 | .. | 29 | 103 |
Damp-proof courses inserted | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Yards paved | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Inspection of Premises where offensive trades are conducted | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Inspections of Factories and Workshops, etc | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1173 | .. | .. | .. | 1173 |
,, ,, Greengrocers, Fishmongers & Ice Cream Shops | 4 | .. | .. | 138 | 15 | .. | 372 | .. | 174 | 703 |
,, ,, Schools | 3 | .. | .. | 67 | 12 | .. | 58 | .. | 54 | 194 |
,, ,, Shops | 232 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 6 | .. | 1 | 243 |
,, ,, Bakehouses | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 530 | .. | .. | .. | 530 |
,, ,, Yards and Stables | 11 | .. | .. | 311 | 185 | .. | 303 | .. | 530 | 1340 |
,, ,, Common Lodging Houses | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 518 | .. | .. | .. | 518 |
„ „ night visits | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
,, ,, Houses let in Lodgings | .. | .. | .. | .. | 468 | 481 | .. | .. | 949 | |
,, ,, ,, ,, night visits | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
,, ,, Urinals | 41 | .. | .. | 402 | 247 | .. | 327 | .. | 429 | 1446 |
Smoke observations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Re-inspections of work in progress | 210 | .. | .. | 887 | 1145 | .. | 755 | .. | 970 | 3967 |
Sundry inspections | 632 | .. | .. | 612 | 600 | .. | 312 | .. | 307 | 2493 |
Complaints from public investigated | 248 | .. | .. | 89 | 264 | .. | 163 | .. | 174 | 938 |
NUISANCES DISCOVERED. | ||||||||||
Houses requiring Cleansing & Whitewashing | 25 | .. | .. | 30 | 92 | .. | 46 | .. | 75 | 268 |
,, Overcrowded | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 14 |
Leaky Roofs | 24 | .. | .. | 34 | 87 | .. | 42 | .. | 46 | 233 |
Dampness in Houses | 5 | .. | .. | 67 | 25 | .. | 20 | .. | 20 | 137 |
Drains found stopped | 48 | .. | .. | 41 | 135 | .. | 80 | .. | 59 | 363 |
Drains and Sanitarv Fittings found defective | 58 | .. | .. | 114 | 206 | .. | 73 | .. | 89 | 540 |
Defective Yard Surfaces | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 11 | .. | 11 | .. | 14 | 38 |
,, Eaves and Downspouts | 21 | .. | .. | 23 | 82 | .. | 27 | .. | 29 | 182 |
,, Manure Recentacles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
,, Urinals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
,, Ashbins | 15 | .. | .. | 67 | 67 | .. | 15 | .. | 49 | 213 |
Smoke Nuisances | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Animals improperly kept | 10 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
Infringements of Bye-laws and Regulations | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
Offensive Accumulations | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 11 |
Sundry other Nuisances | 1 | .. | .. | 67 | 127 | .. | 2 | .. | 78 | 275 |
Total number of Nuisances | 218 | .. | .. | 447 | 842 | .. | 318 | .. | 465 | 2290 |
Informal Notices served | 120 | .. | .. | 188 | 418 | 9 | 312 | .. | 231 | 1278 |
,, ,, complied with | 75 | .. | .. | 176 | 385 | 9 | 304 | 204 | 1153 | |
,, ,, in abeyance | 78 | .. | .. | 26 | 97 | .. | 43 | 270 | 314 | |
Referred to Committee | 6 | .. | .. | 22 | 10 | .. | 36 | .. | 19 | 93 |