London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Chislehurst 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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They were as follow :—
General sanitary defects 267
Drainage 346
Keeping of animals 6
Offensive accumulations 54
Verminous premises 17
Water supply 5
Rats 299
Mice 48
Overcrowding 17
Food 25
Dustbins 23
Smoke 16
Miscellaneous 31
1,154
3. Notices.
Two hundred and thirteen Informal Notices were served
drawing the attention of the owners to the existence of nuisances
and requesting abatement.
Two Statutory Notices were served. These were for nuisances
relating to general sanitary defects and were remedied by owners
without necessity of applying for an Abatement Order.