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 Erith]
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Showing the number and nature of the nuisances dealt with during the year:—
Defective and choked drains | 311 |
Damp and dilapidated dwellings | 142 |
Defective rain-water gutters and down pipes | 73 |
Insanitary water storage cisterns | 32 |
Defective scullery sinks | 14 |
Defective flush to closets | 54 |
Insanitary urinals | 3 |
Foul accumulations | ?q |
Dirty premises | 15 |
Overcrowding | 4 |
Animals so kept as to be a nuisance | 12 |
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Number of cesspools emptied | 391 |
Number of loads of house refuse removed | 6463 |
Number of cases enquired into | 225 |
Number of cases removed to the Sanatorium | 214 |
Number of cases removed to the Long Reach Hospital, Dartford | 5 |
Number of houses disinfected | 231 |
The following articles of food were surrendered to me as unfit for human consumption:—
Fish. | Meat. | Other Articles. |
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