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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Other structural defects:
Defective plaster 200
Cleansing and redecoration required 36
Defective floors and stairs 187
Insufficient ventilation under floor 38
Defective brickwork, sills, lintels, chimneys 109
Defective stoves and fireplaces and flues 90
Defective drains, sanitary fittings, etc:
Defective sinks and waste pipes 91
Defective w.c. s 165
Defective drainage 142
Stoppages in drains 131
Defective water services and tanks 18
Domestic nuisances:
Want of cleanliness 8
Verminous conditions 25
Other nuisances and Infringements:
Offensive accumulations 75
Overcrowding 15
Sundry nuisances or defects 11
Particulars not Inserted in Rent Book (Housing Act) 10
(2) INFRINGEMENTS OF CROYDON CORPORATION ACT. 1924
Pood cupboards defective or required 3
(3) INFRINGEMENTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH ACT. PAVING, etc.
Defective Yard Paving 51
Want of a sanitary dustbin 11
Public Urinals - defective or dirty 9
(4) INSPECTION OF AMUSEMENT HOUSES
Defective sanitary fittings 4
W.C. defective or dirty 5
(5) KEEPING OF ANIMALS
Nuisances arising from the keeping of animals 13
(6) SMOKE ABATEMENT
Nuisances observed 2