Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 |