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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Drain inlets in food stores 1
Offal bin required
Insufficient or defective sink accommodation and
water supply 12
Defective sanitary fittings 1
Overalls required 1
(5) INFRINGEMENTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH ACT: PAVING, Etc.
Defective yard paving 255
Rainwater pipe used as ventilation pipe 1
(6) INFRINGEMENTS OF SHOPS ACTS-
Insufficient lighting to w.c. 44
Insufficient or defective w.c, accommodation 25
Reasonable temperature required 16
Provision of means of heating 13
Unsuitable or insufficient washing facilities 12
Insufficient accommodation for assistants meals 3
Seating accommodation required for females 3
Assistants Weekly Half-Holiday Notices required, etc. 69
Mixed Shop Notices required 55
Young persons hours of employment infringed 8
Hours of employment forms not exhibited or incorrect256
(7) INFRINGEMENTS OF COMMON LODGING HOUSE BYELAWS-
(8) INFRINGEMENTS OF HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS BYELAWS-
Additional cooking and sink accommodation 1
Want of food storage accommodation 2
Artificial lighting to common staircase 5
Cleansing required 2
Provision of dustbins 2
Defective flooring 1
(9) INFRINGEMENTS OF OFFENSIVE TRADE-
Fishfrying premises-
Limewashing required 1
Artificial lighting for fish cleaning shed 1
Other premises-
Dirty or defective w.c. accommodation 1
Cleansing and whitewashing required 7
Dirty or defective yard paving 1
Offal bins required 1
(10) INSPECTION OF AMUSEMENT HOUSES-
Defective sanitary fittings 1
W.c. defective 10
W.c. required cleansing 2
Notices to be fixed to door of lavatories 1
Defective drains 2
(11) KEEPING OF ANIMALS-
Pigstyes within 100 feet of dwellings 1
Nuisances in connection with the keeping of pigs 1
Nuisances arising i rom the keeping of other animals 10
(12) INSPECTION OF WATERCOURSES, etc. -
Cleansing of watercourses and ponds 2
Spraying of ponds required 1
(13) INFRINGEMENTS OF PHARMACY & POISONS, &c. , ACTArticle
not labelled in accordance with the Act
(14) INFRINGEMENTS OF FERTILISERS & FEEDING STUFFS
ACT, Sec.1 (1) (11)
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