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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Croydon 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: NUISANCES AND OTHER MATTERS DEALT WITH BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING 1924.Houses.

NUISANCES AND OTHER MATTERS DEALT WITH BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING 1924.

Houses.

Bad smells (dry rot, dead vermin, etc.)0
Requiring repair, cleansing & whitewashing3716
Defective drains295
Damp1210
Defective downspouts471
Insufficient ventilation under floors285
Dirty floors29
Defective floors849
„ gutters1142
Overcrowded349
Defective roofs1585
Stairs and passage dirty33
Defective sinks218
,, sanitary fittings1195
Insufficiently ventilated ..966
„ lighted4
Without proper water supply15
Defective windows929
Damp or flooded cellars or rooms4
Dustbins required750
Sundry other nuisances2613

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Factories, Workshops, and Workplaces Only.
Insufficient W.C. accommodation 17
Defective ,, ,, 7
No separate sanitary accommodation for sexes 3
Requiring cleansing and whitewashing 47
Overcrowded 3
Insufficient ventilation 12
Infringement of drinking water supply regulations 61
Sundry other nuisances 130
Other Nuisances Discovered.
Animals improperly kept 68
Drains found stopped 284
Defective manure receptacles 11
Want of ,, ,, 2
Defective urinals 20
Dirty ,, 18
Defective drinking water cisterns 26
Smoke nuisances 2
Offensive accumulations 111
Deposits of materials causing damp 3
INFRINGEMENTS OF SHOPS ACTS 336
INFRINGEMENTS OF BYELAWS AND REGULATIONS 312
Infringements of Croydon Corporation Act, 1924.
Food cupboards necessary 20
Verminous conditions 71
Urinals, W.C.'s, drains, etc., ventilating into food store 2
Infringements of P. H. A. (Amendment) Act, 1907.
Yard surfaces defective 784