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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Slaughterhouses (not including Public) | 4 |
| Bakehouses | 106 |
| Common Lodging Houses | 13 |
| Houses Let in Lodgings | 87 |
| Dairies and Milkshops | 263 |
| Cowsheds | 26 |
| Offensive Trades | 122 |
| Wholesale Dealers in Margarine, etc. | 36 |
| Registered Workshops | |
| Premises registered under Artificial Cream Act, 1929 | 0 |
| Premises registered for preparation or manufacture of potted, pressed, pickled or preserved meat, fish, or other food intended for the purpose of sale | 251 |
SHOP HOURS ACTS.
1,508 visits and patrols were made during the year, including
week-day and evening patrols and Sunday evening patrols.
Infringements of the Acts ascertained as the result of these inspections
are set out in the summary of infringements (paragraph 6).
COMMON LODGING HOUSES.
1. Municipal Lodging House.
The Municipal Lodging House (built by the Corporation
owing to displacement of private common lodging houses due to
improvement scheme) is situate at Pitlake, and contains 101
cubicle beds for nightly letting to lodgers. In addition there are
three cubicles allotted to members of the Municipal Lodging
House Staff, making a total of 104 cubicles on the premises. The
charge per night to lodgers is 1s., the cost of a weekly ticket is
6s. for seven nights.
The receipts and expenditure for the last ten years are as follows: —
| Receipts. | Expenditure. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| 1922 | 1027 | 17 | 10 | 1279 | 13 | 4 |
| 1923 | 1081 | 4 | 2 | 1288 | 1 | 3 |
| 1924 | 1182 | 11 | 2 | 1350 | 10 | 7 |
| 1925 | 1346 | 16 | 6 | 1485 | 0 | 1 |
| 1926 | 1338 | 8 | 7 | 1639 | 2 | 8 |
| 1927 | 1362 | 14 | 7 | 1591 | 17 | 0 |
| 1928 | 1346 | 2 | 8 | 1516 | 7 | 11 |
| 1929 | 1329 | 5 | 1 | 1483 | 1 | 5 |
| 1930 | 1324 | 10 | 8 | 1477 | 13 | 6 |
| 1931 | 1385 | 6 | 4 | 1711 | 19 | 6 |