London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Municipal Lodging House.
This is situated at Pitlake and is available for use by
"nightly lodgers." It has 104 cubicle beds, three of which are
reserved for staff. The charge is 1s. per night or Us. per week.
Cooking facilities are provided. Hot baths may be taken any
time after 9 a.m. Clothes may be washed and dried in the washhouse
provided. The average number of nightly lettings during
the year was 86 and the number accommodated during the year
31,594.
The receipts and expenditure for the past 5 years has
been as follows:—
| Receipts. | Expenditure. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| 1941 | 1,048 | 0 | 0 | 1,271 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | 1,033 | 0 | 0 | 1,321 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | 1,039 | 0 | 0 | 1,480 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | 1,119 | 0 | 0 | 1,785 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | 1,285 | 0 | 0 | 1,965 | 0 | 0 |
War Damaged Houses.
The Sanitary Inspectors visited these to ascertain the
damage to sanitary arrangements and water supply. Some 2,900
such visits were made and the defects found received attention by
the War Damage Repairs Department.
Houses—Sanitary Certificates.
House drains and sanitary fittings are tested and examined on
request, at a fee. During the year 14 such requests were made.
FACTORIES ACT, 1937.
During the year the under-mentioned inspections have been
made and defects were found as set out:—
FACTORIES.
Inspection.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories :— | |||
| With Mechanical Power | 77 | 22 | - |
| Without Mechanical Power | 32 | 20 | - |
| Outworkers and Employers of outworkers | 60 | - | - |
| Total | 169 | 42 | - |