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Ilford 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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(iv) Collection and Disposal of Refuse.—The Borough Engineer
also kindly supplied the following information:— Tons
Total amount of refuse collected and disposed of 51,735
Collection of Salvage:— Tons Income
Wastepaper 997 £8,502
Rags and Scrap Metal 76 £697
(v) Sanitary Inspection of the Area.—The following is a summary of the work of the Public Health Inspectors during the year:—
| Houses and premises inspected | 31,661 | |
| Houses and premises reinspected (work in progress) | 24,389 | |
| Visits during disinfection | 413 | |
| Houses in which nuisances were detected | 862 | |
| Houses in which nuisances were abated | 833* | |
| Premises disinfected | 90 | |
| Premises from which articles only disinfected | 74 | |
| Articles disinfected | 449 | |
| Premises disinfested for verminous conditions | 41 | |
| *Includes 125 nuisances detected before 1st January, | 1958. | |
| Notices served:— | Complied | |
| Statutory:— | Served | with |
| Public Health Act, 1936 | 90 | 60 |
| Housing Acts, 1936 and 1957 | - | - |
| Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948 | - | - |
| Shops Act, 1950 | - | - |
| Provide Dustbin (Ilford Urban District Council Act, 1904) | 6 | 6 |
| Food and Drugs Act, 1955 | 2 | 2 |
| Cleanse Water Storage Cistern (Byelaws) | - | - |
| Cover Water Storage Cistern (Byelaws) | - | - |
| Informal | 1,002 | 818 |
| 1,100 | 886 | |
In addition to the above, 197 notices (36 statutory and 161 informal)
served previous to 1st January, 1958, were also complied with.
Complaints.—During the year 2,832 complaints of nuisances were received and investigated.
| The following is a summary:— | |
| Accumulation of manure and refuse | 39 |
| Animals improperly kept | 10 |
| Bad smells | 64 |
| Dampness of premises | 114 |
| Defective drains, w.c.s and fittings | 415 |
| Defective roofs, gutters, downpipes, etc. | 126 |
| Defective water fittings | 78 |
| Dirty and verminous houses | 31 |
| Dirty condition of rearway | 20 |
| Flooding of premises | 42 |
| Overcrowding | 44 |
| Smoke nuisances | 73 |
| Defective or no provision of dustbin | 920 |
| Rats and mice | 491 |
| Miscellaneous | 365 |
| Total | 2,832 |