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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Other structural defects:
Defective plaster 500
Cleansing and redecoration required 103
Defective floors and stairs 407
Insufficient ventilation under floor 19
Defective brickwork, sills, lintels, chimneys 154
Defective stoves and fireplaces and flues 141
Defective drains, sanitary fittings, etc:
Defective sinks and waste pipes 85
Defective W. C.' s 163
Defective drainage 131
Stoppages in drains 170
Defective water services and tanks 32
Domestic nuisances:
Want of cleanliness 0
Verminous conditions 11
Other nuisances and infringements:
Offensive accumulations 53
Overcrowding 4
Sundry nuisances or defects 62
Particulars not inserted in Rent Book (Housing Act) 19
(2) INFRINGEMENTS OF CROYDON CORPORATION ACT, 1924
Pood cupboards defective or required 8
(3) INFRINGEMENTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, PAVING, ETC.
Defective Yard Paving 72
Want of a sanitary dustbin 30
(4) INSPECTION OF AMUSEMENT HOUSES
Defective sanitary fittings 2
W. C. defective or dirty 8
(5) KEEPING OF ANIMALS
Nuisances arising from the keeping of animals 2
(6) SMOKE ABATEMENT
Nuisances observed 3