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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Other structural defects:
Defective plaster 508
Cleansing and redecoration required 254
Defective floors and stairs 695
Insufficient ventilation under floor 59
Defective brickwork, sills, lintels, chimneys 295
Defective stoves and fireplaces and flues 258
Defective drains, sanitary fittings, etc.:
Defective sinks and waste pipes 169
Defective w. c. 's 368
Defective drainage 194
Stoppages in drains 170
Defective water services and tanks 69
Domestic nuisances:
Want of cleanliness 3
Verminous conditions 22
Other nuisances and infringements:
Offensive accumulations 86
Overcrowding 19
Sundry nuisances or defects 179
Particulars not inserted in Rent Book (Housing Act) 6
(2) INFRINGEMENTS OF CROYDON CORPORATION ACT, 1924
Food cupboards defective or required NIL
(3) INFRINGEMENTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, PAVING, etc.
Defective Yard Paving 175
Want of a sanitary dustbin 34
Public Urinals - defective or dirty 2
(4) INSPECTION OF AMUSEMENT HOUSES
Defective sanitary fittings 9
w.c. defective or dirty 11
(5) KEEPING OF ANIMALS
Nuisances arising from the keeping of animals 2
(6) SMOKE ABATEMENT
Nuisances observed 4