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 I.
Premises. | Inspections. | Number of Written Notices. | Prosecutions |
---|---|---|---|
594 | 113 | ... | |
682 | 157 | ... | |
246 | 52 | ... | |
Total | 1522 | 322 | ... |
Table II.
Particulars. | No of Defects. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | Prosecutions. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Found. | Remedied. | |||
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts— Want of Cleanliness | 135 | 110 | ... | ... |
Want of Ventilation | 15 | 12 | ... | ... |
Overcrowding | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
Want of Drainage of Floors | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Nuisances | 132 | 121 | ... | ... |
Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
Insufficient | 5 | 4 | ... | ... |
Unsuitable or Defective | 189 | 166 | ... | ... |
Not separate for sexes | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
Offences under the Factory and Workshops Acts— | ||||
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other offences — (excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers Order, 1921) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Reports to h. M. Inspector | ... | ... | 18 | ... |
Total | 481 | 418 | 18 | ... |