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Ilford 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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As the capacity of the Refuse Destructor is insufficient to deal
with the quantity of refuse collected, it has been necessary to continue
removal by barge, the total amount of refuse barged by
Messrs. Cory's ex Intrades Wharf, Barking, being 25,836 tons.
Arrangements are still in force whereby a special daily collection
of refuse is made from Claybury Mental Hospital.
| Weight Collected. | Income. | Cost. | Profit. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. | c. | q- | £ | 8. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| 968 | 10 | 2 | 1,517 | 5 | 8 | 539 | 19 | 0 | 977 | 6 | S |
Of the profit made, 75 per cent is credited to Removal of House
Refuse Costs, and 25 per cent, paid in bonus to the men engaged.
(iii) Sanitary Inspection op the Area.—The following is a
summary of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors during the year:—
Houses and premises inspected 12,326
Houses and premises reinspected (works in progress) 9,910
Visits during disinfection 1,322
Houses in which nuisances were detected 1,094
Houses in which nuisances were abated 997
Premises disinfected 682
Premises from which articles only disinfected 103
Articles disinfected 3,227
Premises disinfected for verminous conditions 13
Shops Act—inspections 692
do. reinspections 58
Notices served:-
| Statutory:- | Served. | Complied with. |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health Act, 1875 | 7 | 5 |
| Public Health Act, 1925 (Verminous Premises) Housing Act, 1930 | 3 106 | 2 75 |
| Cleanse Dwelling House (Infectious Disease (Prevention) Act, 1890) | 1 | 1 |
| Provide Dustbin (Ilford Improvement Act) | 265 | 227 |
| Provide Water Supply to Dwelling House | 4 | 4 |
| Cleanse Water Storage Cistern (Byelaws) | 13 | 11 |
| Cover Water Storage Cistern (Byelaws) | 5 | 4 |
| Informal | 676 | 515 |
| Total | 1,080 | 844 |
In addition to the above, 181 notices (102 statutory and 79
informal) served during 1934 were al^o complied with.