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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
Orsett 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orsett]
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SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA.
SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS.
| Nature of Inspections. | Number | Notices. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Informal | Formal. | Complied with. | Outstanding. | ||
| Housing | 460 | 251 | 21 | 267 | 19 |
| Complaints | 217 | 169 | 129 | 142 | 43 |
| Schools | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Disinfections | 70 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Revisits re Complaints | 1036 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 499 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Scavenging | 247 | 4 | ... | 4 | ... |
| M.eat Inspections | 677 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cowsheds, Dairies, &c. | 179 | 20 | ... | 20 | ... |
| Bakehouses | 17 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Tents, Vans, Sheds, &c. | 289 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Foodshops | 185 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Conversions—Privies to Pails | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... |
| ,, —Pails to W.C.'s | 100 | 100 | 1 | 100 | 1 |
| Drainage defects | 53 | 53 | ... | 53 | ... |
| Cess-pools repaired | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ... |
| Roofs, Eaves-Gutters repaired | 57 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dustbins provided | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| W.C. Pans and Cisterns repaired | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sinks provided | 87 | ... | 6 | 6 | ... |
| Houses cleansed | 61 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Smallpox Contacts visited | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 29 | 29 | 12 | 29 | ... | |
| Internal Water supply provided | 25 | 13 | 12 | 25 | ... |
| Houses connected to sewer | 172 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Yards paved | 27 | 27 | 10 | 27 | ... |