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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
Erith 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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houses found to be without proper sanitary dustbins will
be found under the heading "Housing," and in the table
attached.
(5) Sanitary Inspections of the District.
The following tables have been prepared by the Inspector of Nuisances, and summarise the matters dealt with during the year:—
Inspections made during the year.
| Houses visited for the detection of nuisances | 768 |
| Houses inspected under the Housing and Town Planning Act | 1236 |
| Slaughterhouses | 70 |
| Cowsheds, dairies and milkshops | 42 |
| Workshops | 44 |
| Outworkers' premises | 8 |
| Bakehouses | 24 |
| Offensive trades | 50 |
| Vans, tents and sheds used for human habitation | 86 |
| Complaints enquired into | 162 |
| Result of above Inspections. | |
| Nuisances detected | 461 |
| Preliminary notices served to abate nuisances | 238 |
| Statutory notices served to abate nuisances | 134 |
| Nuisances abated | 363 |
| Notices issued in respect of vans, tents and sheds | 4 |
| Notices complied with | 4 |
| Notices issued under the Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops Order | 3 |
| Notices complied with | 3 |
| Notices issued under the Factory and Workshops Act | 3 |
| Notices complied with | 3 |
| Notices issued to provide proper receptacles for house refuse | 550 |
| Notices complied with | 397 |
| Notices issued to properly pave and drain yards... | 207 |
| Notices complied with | 139 |
| Number of prosecutions | 4 |
Nuisances.
Showing the number and nature of the nuisances
dealt with during the year by notices served under the
Public Health Acts:—