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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Inspections of confectioners premises | 428 |
| „ „ confectionery manufacturers premises | 10 |
| „ „ cafes, snack bars, canteens, hotels and their „ „ kitchens | 700 |
| „ „ school kitchens and serveries | 103 |
| „ „ hospital kitchens | 11 |
| „ „ ice cream manufacturers premises | 33 |
| „ „ ice cream vendors premises | 378 |
| „ „ ice cream barrows and carts | 17 |
| „ „ market and barrows | 145 |
| „ „ other food premises not enumerated above | 343 |
| „ „ premises where offensive trades are conducted | 4 |
| „ „ factories with mechanical power | 610 |
| „ „ factories without mechanical power | 108 |
| „ „ works of building and engineering | 176 |
| „ „ outworkers premises | 50 |
| Visits to employers of outworkers | 4 |
| Inspections of shops (under Shop Acts) | 2,17 2 |
| Special early closing, evening and Sunday trading patrols of shops | 413 |
| Appointments kept with owners, builders, etc. | 1,943 |
| Investigations of complaints other than housing matters | 1,347 |
| Re-inspections of works outstanding (other than houses) | 2. 419 |
| Inspections under Hydrocyanide Regulations | — |
| „ „ Fertilizers and Feeding Stuffs Act | 3 |
| „ „ Diseases of Animals Act | 43 |
| „ „ Pets Act | 37 |
| „ „ Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act | 11 |
| „ „ Pharmacy and Poisons Act | 65 |
| Sundry Inspections and Visits | 6,097 |
| Visits regarding rats and mice Infestations | 8, 823 |
| Informal Notices outstanding 31.12.59 | 706 |
| „ „ served | 945 |
| „ „ complied | 877 |
| Number of Informal Notices referred for Statutory Orders | |
| Informal Notices outstanding 31.12.60 | 774 |
| Statutory Notices outstanding 31.12.59 | 203 |
| „ „ served | 442 |
| „ „ complied | 406 |
| „ „ outstanding 31.12.60 | 239 |
| Total number of callers and complaints received at the office | 3, 632 |
| Total number of letters received at the office |
Nuisances, Infringements of Acts, Byelaws, Regulations or Orders, ascertained by the Public Health Inspectors during the year 1960 and for which action was taken to enforce compliance:
| (1) NUISANCES AND HOUSING DEFECTS AT HOUSES, ETC. | |
| Insufficient means of ventilation: | |
| Defective ventilators, windows and sashcords | 383 |
| Conditions causing dampness: | |
| Defective roofs | 348 |
| Defective window frames | 428 |
| Defective walls, etc. | 96 |
| Want of efficient damp-proof course | 103 |
| Defective gutters and downspouts | 377 |
| Other structural defects: | |
| Defective plaster | 626 |
| Cleansing and redecoration required | 54 |
| Defective floors and stairs | 444 |
| Insufficient ventilation under floor | 26 |
| Defective brickwork, sills, lintels, chimneys | 244 |
| Defective stoves and fireplaces and flues | 83 |