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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Summary of Inspections made by the Public Health Inspectors, and
other Departmental Work.
| Total number of houses inspected for housing defects under Public Health or Housing Acts | 3,663 |
| Houses inspected following applications for certificates of disrepair | 7 |
| Inspection of underground rooms | 65 |
| Special inspections in connection with the Housing Survey | 586 |
| Houses inspected for overcrowding conditions | 64 |
| Re-inspections of work outstanding on housing notices | 12,447 |
| Number of visits regarding infectious diseases | 1,066 |
| Number of visits regarding food poisoning | 65 |
| Inspections of drainage work during repair | 2,557 |
| Drainage systems inspected, surveyed or traced | 2,942 |
| Drains tested | 419 |
| Inspections of cesspools and earth closets | 42 |
| do schools and school sanitary conveniences | 12 |
| do public conveniences | 168 |
| do verminous premises | 119 |
| do ponds and ditches | 69 |
| do premises in course of demolition | 1,018 |
| do theatres, cinemas, halls, etc. | 7 |
| do tents, vans and similar structures | 83 |
| do premises in connection with improvement grants | 200 |
| do houses in multiple occupation | 1,094 |
| Inspection and re-inspections in connection with Smoke Control Orders | 15,793 |
| Smoke ebservations | 226 |
| Visits regarding exhumation | 32 |
| Visits to premises for food condemnation | 596 |
| Inspections of wells and gathering grounds of water supply | 77 |
| do scrap metal dealers' premises | 26 |
| do rivers and streams for pollutions | 22 |
| do hairdressers | 217 |
| Food and Drugs Acts; Food and drugs samples taken | 307 |
| Food and Drugs Acts; Milk samples taken (special designations) | 201 |
| Ice Cream samples taken (bacteriological) | 96 |
| Samples taken of Fertilizers and Feeding Stuffs | 17 |
| do swimming baths water | 110 |
| do drinking water, bacteriological and chemical | 659 |
| do subsoil water | 5 |
| do private wells | 179 |
| do rag flock and other filling material | 4 |
| do sundry specimens (food poisoning etc.) | 50 |
| Visits in connection with Food Complaints | 440 |
| do do miscellaneous public health nuisances | 3,259 |
| Inspections under Merchandise Marks Act | 21 |
| do of butchers premises | 422 |
| do meat premises (wholesale) | 175 |
| do poultry and game dealers premises | 16 |
| do fishmongers premises | 131 |
| do fried fish premises | 110 |
| do grocers premises | 830 |
| do fruiterers and greengrocers premises | 378 |
| do bakers premises - including bakehouses | 281 |
| do dairies | 30 |
| do Milk shops | 56 |
| do general shops and supermarkets | 111 |
| Visits in connection with Animal Boarding Establishments Act | 23 |
| do do Rag Flock Act | 3 |
| do do Mines and Quarries Act | 8 |
| do do Croydon Corporation Act | 14 |
| Visits to immigrants | 142 |
| Unsuccessful calls | 5,790 |