London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Surbiton 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]

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Houses not provided with sufficient receptacles for
house refuse 408
Nuisances from animals improperly kept 3
Offensive accumulation of manure, etc 20
Offensive smells from various causes 16
Flooding of premises 6
Defective water fittings 160
Miscellaneous 140
Cesspools 2
Condition of water-course 1
INSPECTION OF DISTRICT.
Number of houses and premises inspected
(ordinarily) 837
,, houses inspected and particulars recorded
(Housing Act) 176
„ houses and premises re-inspected 1342
„ miscellaneous visits 1006
,, visits to works in progress 1255
„ visits to slaughterhouses 247
„ visits to dairies, cowsheds and milkshops 48
„ visits to bakehouses 24
„ visits to schools 16
„ visits to workshops 29
„ visits to workplaces 7
„ visits to factories 17
„ visits to homeworkers' premises 13
,, visits re cases of infectious disease 135
„ visits to premises where food is exposed
for sale 43
„ visits to fried fish shops 4
„ visits under Shops Acts 10
„ visits under Petroleum Acts 21
„ Council houses inspected 733
„ Council houses re-inspected 1623
„ visits re overcrowding 3612
„ smoke observations 4