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 Chigwell]
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Summary of Sanitary Inspector's visits during the Year ended 31st December, 1948.
General Sanitation.
Nature of visit or inspection. | Total No. of visits. | |
---|---|---|
Water supply | 3 | |
Drainage | 526 | |
Fried fish shops | 40 | |
Tents, vans and sheds | 40 | |
Factories | 316 | |
Workshops | 15 | |
Workplaces | 23 | |
Outworkers | 263 | |
Bakehouses | 135 | |
Public conveniences | 4 | |
Refuse collection | 16 | |
Refuse disposal | 157 | |
Rats and mice | 1751 | |
Smoke observations | 43 | |
Shops | 156 | |
Petrol | 33 | |
Knackers yards | 69 | |
Conservancy system | 108 | |
Miscellaneous sanitary visits | 1519 | |
5217 | ||
Housing. | ||
Under Public Health Acts. | ||
Number of houses inspected | 298 | |
Visits paid to above houses | 1357 | |
Under Housing Acts. Number of houses inspected | 65 | |
Visits paid to above houses | 329 | |
Overcrowding. Number of houses inspected | 12 | |
Visits paid to above houses | 1 |