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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 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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There are 66 houses registered under the Byelaws.
73 visits were made for inspection purposes.
7 notices were served for various amendments.
7 notices were complied with.

Table: The following table gives the situation of these promises -

The following table gives the situation of these promises -

Road.No. of houses.
let in lodgings.
Beulah Grave1
Prineese Road1
Queens, Croydon2
Ely Road5
Forster Road8
Wilford Road16
Nursery Road1
St. James' Road1
Lodge Road1
Tamworth Road2
Bert Road1
Bensham Manor Road1
Clyde Road4
Canning Road2
Derby Road2
Bolgrave Road2
Fawsons Road1
Windmill Road4
Heath field Road1
St. Peter's Road2
Alexandra Road1
Whitehorse Road2
Grange Road1
Solduret Road1
Welles ley Road1
South Norwood Hill1
Sydenham Road1

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Notices were served for the conditions and defects found.
OFFENSIVE TSAWES.
By laws relating to the Offensive Trades were adapted during the
latter part of the year 1925.
54 inspections were made of premises where such trades were carried
on and notices issued requiring amendments in accordance with the Byelaws.
The following are on the register:-
Rag and Bone Dealers 31
Gut Scrapers 2
Fish Friers 71
Rabbit Skin Drier 1
Fellmonger 1
106
RAG FLOCK ACTS, 1911 and 1928.
Six samples were obtained and subjected to analyses, the results being
as follows
No, 1 cantained 10 parts of Chlorine per 100,000
" 2
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11 "
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14 "
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