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Croydon 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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6. Infringement of Shops Act.
Insufficient lighting to.W.C.
Insufficient or defective W. C. accommodation 50
Reasonable temperature required 7
Provision of means of heating 10
Unsuitable or insufficient washing facilities 2
Insufficient accommodation for assistants' meals 1
Seating accommodation required for females
Infringement in hours of employment 15
7 • Infringements of Common Lodging Byelaws
8. Infringement of Houses let in Lodging Byelaws
Defective windows and sashcords 2
Want of artificial lighting to common staircase 1
Cleansing required 3
Provision of Balusters to stairs 1
Defective .W.C.floors 1
Defective W.C. windows 1
9. Infringement of Offensive Trade Byelaws
Fishfrying premises -
Limewashing required 1
Other premises.
Dirty or defective W.C. accommodation 1
Cleansing and whitewashing required
Offal bins-required 1
Carrying on rag trade without liconce 1
10. Inspection of amusement houses.
Defective. Sanitary fittings 2
W.C. defective and dirty 16
Notices. to be fixed to door of lavoratories 5
Dressing room floors defective 1
11. Keeping of animals.
Nuisances in connection with the keeping of pigs 11
Nuisances arising form the keeping of other animals 13
12. Inspection of watercourscs, etc.
Cleansing of watercourses and ponds
13. Infringements of Pharmacy and Poisons etc., Act.
Article not labelled with accordance with the Act 1
14. Infringements ofFertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act.
.Section 1. (1) (11)
15. Infringement of Rat and Mice Destruction.Act.
Infestation of rats on premises where food is prepared
or sold 39
Accumulations of refuse, etc., harbouring rats 25
Structural defects allowing ingress of rats into
dwelling houses 50
Dilapidated sheds, etc., harbouring rats 24
Rats in business premises 14
Rats in piggeries.