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Croydon 1918

[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 WITHDeputy Chief Insp. Culver.Insp Fulker.Insp. EarwickerInsp. Peck.Insp. RichardsonInsp. Bull.Insp. Vincent.Insp. Flint.Insp. Hunt.Total
House to House Inspection5....153241..383..173955
No. of Houses inspected where zymotic diseases have occurred50....82244..135..122633
No. of Visits of enquiry re infectious disease196....121311..179..168975
House drains tested with smoke (primary)49....60170..115..91485
,, ,, ,, on application14....117..12..2468
Drains found defective13....1617..6..759
House drains re-laid3....61..2..416
,, ,, repaired1....2030......2273
No. of smoke tests during repair3....2751..4..41126
,, water ,,28....2414..8..29103
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 Shops4....13815..372..174703
,, ,, Schools3....6712..58..54194
,, ,, Shops232......4..6..1243
,, ,, Bakehouses..........530......530
,, ,, Yards and Stables11....311185..303..5301340
,, ,, Common Lodging Houses..........518......518
„ „ night visits....................
,, ,, Houses let in Lodgings........468481....949
,, ,, ,, ,, night visits....................
,, ,, Urinals41....402247..327..4291446
Smoke observations....................
Re-inspections of work in progress210....8871145..755..9703967
Sundry inspections632....612600..312..3072493
Complaints from public investigated248....89264..163..174938
NUISANCES DISCOVERED.
Houses requiring Cleansing & Whitewashing25....3092..46..75268
,, Overcrowded1....18......414
Leaky Roofs24....3487..42..46233
Dampness in Houses5....6725..20..20137
Drains found stopped48....41135..80..59363
Drains and Sanitarv Fittings found defective58....114206..73..89540
Defective Yard Surfaces......911..11..1438
,, Eaves and Downspouts21....2382..27..29182
,, Manure Recentacles....................
,, Urinals............1....1
,, Ashbins15....6767..15..49213
Smoke Nuisances....................
Animals improperly kept10....11........12
Infringements of Bye-laws and Regulations2..........1....3
Offensive Accumulations8......1......211
Sundry other Nuisances1....67127..2..78275
Total number of Nuisances218....447842..318..4652290
Informal Notices served120....1884189312..2311278
,, ,, complied with75....17638593042041153
,, ,, in abeyance78....2697..43270314
Referred to Committee6....2210..36..1993