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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ilford 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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In addition to the above, 214 notices (68 statutory and 146
informal) served during 1935 were also complied with.
Complaints.—During- the year, 731 complaints of nuisances
have been received and investigated.
The following is a summary :—
| Accumulation of manure and refuse | 69 |
| Animals improperly kept | 11 |
| Bad smells | 38 |
| Dampness of premises | 30 |
| Defective drains, w.c.'s and fittings | 87 |
| Defective roofs, gutters, downpipes, etc. | 35 |
| Defective water fittings | 26 |
| Dirty and verminous houses | 51 |
| Dirty condition of rearway | 13 |
| Flooding of premises | 11 |
| Overcrowding | 17 |
| Smoke nuisances | 58 |
| Miscellaneous | 285 |
| Total | 731 |
(iv) Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions)
Acts, 1920 and 1933.—The Senior Sanitary Inspector was
authorised by the Council in December, 1919, to make visits and
certify under the provisions of the Acts.
No application was received under Section 2 (4) of the Act.
(v) Smoke Abatement.
Since the erection of a new soot extraction plant at a factory in the
eastern part of the Borough there has been a great improvement.
Three complaints were received in December, but the sooty deposit was not
traced to the premises in question. Observation has been maintained throughout
the year and no serious nuisance has been detected.
Apart from the above, observation has been maintained of several factories
in the same vicinity, and also in the western part of the Borough. As a result,
three letters of warning have been served on the owners to abate smoke
nuisances.