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Croydon 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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(8) INFRINGEMENTS OF HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS
BYELAWS—
Defective w.c. accommodation 1
Additional cooking and sink accommodation 1
Want of food storage accommodation 5
Provision of washing accommodation 3
Want of w.c. accommodation 3
„ artificial lighting to common staircase 3
Handrail required to stairs 2
Cleansing required 8
Defective windows and sashcords 5
Provision of dustbins 3
Verminous conditions 1
(9) INFRINGEMENTS OF OFFENSIVE TRADE BYELAWS—
Fishfrying premises—
Limewashing required 1
Offensive accumulations 1
Other premises—
Unsuitable premises 1
Dirty or defective w.c. accommodation 1
Cleansing and whitewashing required 3
Dirty floors 2
Dirty or defective yard paving 1
Bins required for storage of skins 1
(10) INSPECTION OF AMUSEMENT HOUSES—
Defective sanitary fittings 3
W.c. defective 9
W.c. required cleansing 3
W.c. insufficiently lighted 1
Notices to be fixed to door of lavatories 2
Dirty walls and ceiling in dressing room 2
(11) KEEPING OF ANIMALS—
Pigstyes within 100 feet of dwelling 1
Other nuisances in connection with the keeping of pigs 1
Nuisances arising from the keeping of other animals 4
(12) INSPECTION OF WATERCOURSES, etc.—
Cleansing of watercourses and ponds
(13) INFRINGEMENTS OF PHARMACY & POISONS, &c„ ACT-
Article not labelled in accordance with the Act 9
(14) INFRINGEMENTS OF FERTILISERS & FEEDING
STUFFS ACT, Sec. 1 (1) (11) -
(15) INFRINGEMENTS OF RATS & MICE DESTRUCTION
ACT—
Infestation of rats on premises where food is prepared or
sold 2
Accumulations of refuse, etc., harbouring rats 33
Defective drainage 14
Structural defects allowing ingress of rats into dwelling
houses 47
Dilapidated sheds, etc., harbouring rats 10
Rats in business premises 18