[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon] page 80

Croydon 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Summary of inspections made by the Public Health Inspectors, and other Departmental work.

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Summary of inspections made by the Public Health Inspectors, and other Departmental work.

Total number of bouses inspected for housing defects under Public Health or Housing Acts	2,688
Houses inspected where zymotic diseases have occurred	347
„ „ following applications for certificates of disrepair	267
Inspections of underground rooms	75
Special inspections in connection with the Housing Survey	77
Houses inspected for overcrowding conditions	34
Re-inspections of work outstanding on housing notices	9,109
Number of visits regarding infectious diseases	738
„ „ „ food poisoning	23
Inspections of drainage work during repair	2,350
House drains tested with smoke and colour - routine and complaint	869
House drains tested with smoke (on written application)	5
House drains tested with smoke during repair	31
House drains tested with water during repair	84
Inspections of cesspools and earth closets	15
„ „ schools and school sanitary conveniences	140
„ „ public conveniences	301
„ „ verminous premises	100
„ „ ponds and ditches	45
„ „ yards, stables and passages	126
„ „ theatres, cinemas, halls, etc.	110
„ „ pig styes	55
„ „ tents, vans and similar structures	106
Inspections and re-inspections in connection with smoke Control Orders	7,722
Sundry visits regarding Smoke Abatement	676
Smoke Observations	56
Visits regarding exhumation	53
Visits to premises for food condemnation	611
Inspections of swimming baths	6
„ „ wells	7
„ „ gathering grounds of water supply	42
„ „ gipsy encampments, camps, fairs, etc.	43
„ „ offices	36
„ „ rivers and streams for pollutions	154
Food and Drugs Acts: Food and drugs samples taken	562
Food and Drugs Acts: Milk samples taken (special designations)	223
Ice Cream samples taken	166
Samples taken of Fertilizers and Feeding Stuffs	12
„ „ swimming baths water	107
„ „ drinking water (bacteriological and chemical)	282
„ „ subsoil water	2
„ „ from rivers, streams, etc.	7
„ „ private wells	13
„ „ of rag flock and other filling materials	11
„ „ sundry specimens (food poisoning etc.)	14
Inspections under Merchandise Marks Act	480
„ „ of butchers premises	448
„ „ meat premises (wholesale)	566
„ „ poultry and game dealers premises	51
„ „ fishmongers premises	77
„ „ fried fish premises	62
„ „ grocers premises	737
„ „ fruiterers and greengrocers premises ...	303
„ „ bakers premises - including bakehouses ...	192
„ „ dairies	134
„ „ milk shops	132
„ „ general shops and their premises	36
Inspections of premises where cooked meats etc. are prepared or sold	58