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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207
Inspection of Theatres, Cinemas, Halls, etc. 133
„ Ponds and Ditches 61
„ Schools and School Lavatories 129
„ Common Lodging Houses (including night visits) 28
„ Houses let in lodgings 100
„ Premises where offensive trades are conducted 106
,, Camps, gathering grounds, cesspools 97
Smoke Observations 89
No. of Visits rc Infectious Diseases 2690
Inspections of Shops (under Shops Acts) 5164
Special Early Closing Patrols 90
Sunday Patrols 93
Special Evening Patrols under Shop Hours Act 258
Inspections under Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act 38
„ under Pharmacy and Poisons Act 510
,, Dairies 278
„ Farms and Cowsheds 121
„ Milkshops 352
„ Premises where food is prepared or sold 6005
„ Slaughterhouses 774
„ Factories 628
„ Factory Laundries 14
„ Workshops 662
„ Workshop Laundries 8
„ Workplaces 188
„ Factory Bakehouses 90
„ Workshop Bakehouses 43
„ Outworkers Premises 129
Baths Inspections 15
Water Samples examined 19
Visits to Employers of Outworkers 4
Reinspections of Work in Progress 29802
Sundry Inspections and Visits 7789
Appointments kept with Owners, Builders, etc. 3756
Complaints from public investigated (for purposes other than inspection
of House) 4847
Examination of Building Plans 120
Informal Notices outstanding 31/12/36 2909
,, „ served 10775
,, ,, complied 9564
No. of Informal Notices referred for Statutory Orders 979
Informal Notices outstanding 3141
Statutory Notices outstanding 31/12/36 210
,, ,, served 812
,, ,, complied 862
Total number of complaints received 4184
Interviews with callers 4473
Letters received 6343
Letters and other intimations, etc., sent (not including notices) 5715
Nuisances, Infringements of Acts, Byelaws, Regulations or Orders,
ascertained by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1937
and for which action was taken to enforce compliance:—
(1).NUISANCES AND HOUSING DEFECTS AT HOUSES, Etc.
Insufficient means of ventilation—
Defective windows and sashcords 1997
Want of windows or ventilators 77