London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Croydon 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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66
(2) FACTORIES AND WORKPLACES.
Want of cleanliness 12
Inadequate ventilation 1
Insufficient drainage of floors 1
Abstract not exhibited 4
Sundry nuisances or defects 24
W.C.'s—Insufficient 14
,, Unsuitable or defective 58
,, Not separate for sexes 3
(3) INFRINGEMENTS OF CROYDON CORPORATION
ACT, 1924.
Food cupboards defective or required 9
(4) INFRINGEMENTS OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1936,
AND FOOD BYELAWS.
Structural defects in shops and stores 79
Cleansing or repair of walls and ceilings 245
Cleansing or repair of floors, utensils, fixtures, etc. 149
Insufficient or defective sink accommodation and water
supply 56
Insufficient lighting or ventilation 23
Defective drainage 40
W.C. Accom. Insufficient 25
,, Repair or cleansing required 59
,, Artificial light required 6
,, Want of intervening
ventilated space 6
Cloakroom accommodation required
or defective 18
Overalls required or dirty 3
Ablutions : Wash basins required 57
,, Hot water supplies required 225
,, Soap and towels required 28
Food improperly stored 16
Food store: Required or defective 22
,, Animals kept in 6
,, Household washing in —
Fish frying apparatus defective 4
Accumulation in yards or stores 61
Offal and refuse bins uncovered
or defective 54
Footpaths fouled by waste water 1
Yard paving defective 29
Vehicles—dirty or defective 3
,, Name and address not on 1
(5) INFRINGEMENTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH ACT,
PAVING, Etc.
Defective Yard Paving 173
Want of a sanitary dustbin 308
(6) INFRINGEMENTS OF SHOPS ACT.
Shops Closing Hours
Infringment in hours of employment and welfare provisions
60