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Malden and Coombe 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden and Coombe]
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The only practicable material for combustion with verticil boilers
is coke and anthracite coal.
Sanitary Accommodation.— The cleansing of the urinals at
certain of the licensed premises (an arrangement commenced in 1910)
is a great advantage to the district.
The systematic cleansing of these urinals twice in each week
obviates much trouble and nuisance, and at a very small cost, is a
great convenience to the public.
The following is a tabulated summary of the inspections made and nuisances discovered during the year ending December 31st, 1914.
| nature of cases dealt with. | NO. |
|---|---|
| Notifications of Infectious Disease | 290 |
| Visits to Houses where Zymotic Diseases have occurred | 325 |
| Houses Disinfected | 147 |
| Lots of Clothing and Bedding Disinfected | 21 |
| Inspections of Houses | 145 |
| „ ,, Houses let in Lodgings | — |
| ,, ,, Factories | 15 |
| ,, Workshops and Workrooms | 11 |
| ,, „ Outworkers' Premises | 1 |
| ,, Bakehouses | 11 |
| ,, ,, Cowsheds | 32 |
| ., „ Dairies and Milkshops | 33 |
| ,, „ Slaughterhouses | 80 |
| ,, „ Butchers and Fishmongers | 312 |
| ,, „ Other Shops | 27 |
| ,, ,, Schools | 35 |
| ,, ,, Yards and Stables | 192 |
| „ „ Urinals | 82 |
| Sundry Inspections | 1022 |
| Re-inspections of Work in progress | 1583 |
| Complaints Received and Investigated | 113 |
| Smoke Observations | 6 |
| Lots of Food Condemned ana Destroyed | 7 |
| Drains Tested | 309 |
| Drains Re-laid | 143 |
| Drains Repaired | 27 |
| Tons of Refuse removed (approx.) | 3289 |