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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Inspections of premises where cooked Beats etc. are prepared or sold | 21 |
| Inspections of confectioners premises | 308 |
| „ „ confectionery manufacturers premises | 10 |
| „ „ cafes, snack bars, canteens, hotels and their kitchens | 540 |
| „ „ school kitchens and serveries | 45 |
| „ „hospital kitchens | 9 |
| „ „ ice cream manufacturers premises | 15 |
| „ „ ice cream vendors premises | 298 |
| „ „ ice cream barrows and carts | 6 |
| „ „market and barrows | 214 |
| „ „other food premises not enumerated above | 210 |
| „ „premises where offensive trades are conducted | 2 |
| „ „factories with mechanical power | 486 |
| „ „factories without mechanical power | 63 |
| „ „works of building and engineering | 66 |
| „ „outworkers premises | 216 |
| Visits to employers of outworkers | 16 |
| Inspections of shops (under Shop Acts) | 1. 393 |
| Special early closing, evening and Sunday trading patrols of shops | 466 |
| Appointments kept with owners, builders, etc | 1,884 |
| Investigations of complaints other than housing matters | 1, 129 |
| Re-Inspections of works outstanding (other than houses) | 3, 617 |
| Inspections under Hydrocyanide Regulations | - |
| „„ Fertilizers and Feeding Stuffs Act | 6 |
| „„ Diseases of Animals Act | 16 |
| „ „ Pets Act | 61 |
| „„ Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act | 8 |
| „„ Pharmacy and Poisons Act | 75 |
| „„ Noise Abatement Act | 499 |
| Sundry Inspections and Visits | 4, 941 |
| Visits regarding rats and mice infestations | 8, 780 |
| Informal Notices outstanding 31.12.60 | 774 |
| Informal Notices served | 872 |
| Informal Notices complied | 751 |
| Informal Notices outstanding 31.12.61 | 895 |
| Statutory Notices outstanding 31.12.60 | 239 |
| Statutory Notices served | 340 |
| Statutory Notices complied | 481 |
| Statutory Notices outstanding 31.12.61 | 128 |
| Total number of callers and complaints received at the office | 2,967 |
| Total number of letters received at the office | 9. 660 |
Nuisances, Infringements of Acts, Byelaws, Regulations or
orders ascertained by the Public Health Inspectors during the
year 1961 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 | 343 |
| Conditions causing dampness: | |
| Defective roofs | 287 |
| Defective window frames | 260 |
| Defective walls, etc | 114 |
| Want of efficient damp-proof course | 47 |
| Defective gutters and downspouts | 216 |