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Chigwell 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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general sanitation.
housing
infectious
diseases.
meat and food
INSPECTION.
House refuse is collected under the supervision of Mr. G. Holbourn,
A.M.Inst., C.E., Engineer and Surveyor.
(Signed) j. t. heath, M.R.San.I., m.S.I.a., Senior Sanitary Inspector.
(a) Including visits made under Housing Act, 1936.
Summary of Sanitary Inspector's Visits during the Year ended 31st December, 1939.
| Nature of Visit or Inspection. | No. of Visits | |
|---|---|---|
| Water Supply | 27 | |
| Drainage | 412 | |
| Stables and Piggeries | 20 | |
| Fried Fish Shops | 35 | |
| Tents, Vans and Sheds | 5 | |
| Factories | 18 | |
| Workshops | 52 | |
| Outworkers | 13 | |
| Bakehouses | 98 | |
| Refuse Collection | 7 | |
| Refuse Disposal | 11 | |
| Rats and Mice | 110 | |
| Schools | — | |
| Shops | 58 | |
| Knackers Yard | 22 | |
| Petroleum | 94 | |
| Miscellaneous Sanitary Visits | 230 | |
| Billets | 19 | |
| 1,231 | ||
| Under Public Health Acts. | ||
| Number of houses inspected | 81 | |
| Visits paid to above houses | 95 | |
| Under Housing Acts. | ||
| Number of houses inspected | 9 | |
| Visits paid to above houses | 44 | |
| Verminous Premises. | ||
| Number of houses inspected | 3 | |
| Visits paid to above houses | 20 | |
| Miscellaneous Housing Visits (a) | 450 | |
| 702 | ||
| Inquiries in cases of Infectious Disease | 43 | |
| Visits re Disinfection | 73 | |
| Miscellaneous Infectious Disease Visits | 30 | |
| 146 | ||
| Visits to Slaughterhouses | 587 | |
| „ „ Butchers | 31 | |
| „ „ Fishmongers and Poulterers | 12 | |
| „ „ Grocers | 6 | |
| „ „ Greengrocers and Fruiterers | 4 | |
| „ „ Cowsheds | 195 | |
| „ „ Dairies and Milkshops | 86 | |
| „ „ Ice Cream Premises | 78 | |
| „ „ Restaurants | 4 | |
| Visits in Connection with Sampling. | ||
| Milk—Bacteriological | 4 | |
| Miscellaneous Food Visits | 11 | |
| 1,018 | ||
| Total | 3,097 | |