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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E(7)b. Summary of Nuisances and Defects Remedied during the year.
Other than those enumerated in the above tabulation:
Drains repaired | 23 |
Drains cleared | 48 |
W.C. pans renewed | 22 |
New W.C. cisterns | 19 |
Roofs and eaves gutters repaired | 186 |
Plasters renewed | 140 |
New cooking stoves | 17 |
New coppers | 7 |
Houses cleansed | 54 |
Accumulations removed | 24 |
Yard pavings repaired | 19 |
Windows made to open | 65 |
Damp walls remedied | 76 |
Floors repaired | 51 |
New sinks fixed | 23 |
W.C.'s cleansed | 39 |
Additional closets provided | 3 |
Privy closets demolished | 1 |
New doors provided | 8 |
Keeping of animals | 2 |
Dustbins provided | 87 |
Cesspools abolished | 3 |
Vermin eradicated | 25 |
The total number of visits of all kinds made by Inspectors
during the year was 4,709.
Notices served:—Statutory 5 ; Informal 446.
Number of houses and other premises disinfected 283
Batches of bedding, etc., disinfected 214
E(7)c. Number of new Houses erected during the
year.
(1) By the Local Authority —
(2) By other Local Authorities —
(3) By other bodies or persons 880
E(7)d. Shops and Offices.
A total of 108 shops were inspected by the Sanitary
Inspectors during the year, the results of such inspections being
duly recorded on inspection cards.