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Dagenham 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

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The outstanding example of school construction
recently was the opening of the Dagenham County
High School which is situate in Parsloes Avenue and
abuts on to Parsloes Park.
Sanitary Inspection of the District.
Report of the Sanitary Inspectors.
(a) Nature and Number of Visits:-
Houses 4,615
Nuisances under Public Health Acts 978
Bakehouses 50
Slaughterhouses 754
Milkshops, dairies and vehicles 90
Cowsheds 1
Foodshops and stalls 927
Infectious disease enquiries 2,342
Food poisoning enquiries 7
Visits to foster mothers' premises 23
Smoke observations 25
No. of complaints investigated 608
Outworkers' premises 58
Houses let in lodgings 51
Ice-cream premises and vehicles 197
Factories, workshops, etc. 133
Tents, vans and sheds 39
Stables 52
Dagenham U.D.C. Act, 1931 376
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act 184
Hairdressers' and Barbers' premises 58
Shops Act, 1934 440
Rooms fumigated 382
Other visits 49
(b) Notices served. Complied with.
Statutory 126 132
Informal 975 1,007