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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Other structural defects:
Defective plaster 327
Cleansing and redecoration required 4
Defective floors and stairs 110
Insufficient ventilation under floor 21
Defective brickwork, sills, lintels, chimneys 140
Defective stoves and fireplaces and flues 30
Defective drains, sanitary fittings, etc:
Defective sinks and waste pipes 133
Defective W.C' s 130
Defective drainage 55
Stoppages in drains 64
Defective water services and tanks 5
Domestic nuisances:
Want of cleanliness 5
Verminous conditions 8
Other nuisances and infringements:
Offensive accumulations 43
Overcrowding 3
Sundry nuisances or defects 15
Particulars not Inserted in Rent Book (Housing Act) 13
Public Urinals 3
Noise 11
(2) INFRINGEMENTS OF CROYDON CORPORATION ACT
Food cupboards defective or required 12
(3) INFRINGEMENTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, PAVING, ETC.
Defective Yard Paving 32
Want of a sanitary dustbin 16
(4) INSPECTION OF AMUSEMENT HOUSES
Defective sanitary fittings 3
W.C.defective or dirty 10
(5) KEEPING OF ANIMALS
Nuisances arising from the keeping of animals 1
(6) SMOKE ABATEMENT
Nuisances observed 16