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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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Table: Nuisances.Showing the number and nature of the nuisances dealt with during the year by notices served under the Public Health Acts:—

Nuisances.

Showing the number and nature of the nuisances dealt with during the year by notices served under the Public Health Acts:—

Defective and choked drains135
To repair damp and dilapidated dwellings76
To pave yards27
To provide and repair w.c. flushing cisterns18
To provide water to w.c. cisterns23
To repair rainwater guttering and downpipes33
To remedy insanitary water cisterns for domestic use27
To repair scullery sink wastes65
To provide manure receptacles and drainage for stables4
To cleanse and remedy insanitary urinals4
To remove foul accumulations23
To prevent overcrowding4
Animals, fowls, etc., so kept as to be a nuisance13
To cleanse dwelling houses19
461

Table: Complaints.162 complaints were received during the year, as compared with 131 in the previous year. Each complaint was investigated, and the list shows the nature of the nuisances found:—

Complaints.

162 complaints were received during the year, as compared with 131 in the previous year. Each complaint was investigated, and the list shows the nature of the nuisances found:—

Defective and choked drains54
Cesspools overflowing7
Insanitary urinals2
Dirty houses8
Damp and dilapidated premises28
Re water supply5
Overcrowding of premises7
Back yards in bad state of repair2
House refuse not collected19
Accumulation of filth, fish offal, etc14
Animals improperly kept8
Absence of stable drainage2
Re caravan dwellers2
Smoke nuisance2
Re sanitary conveniences in Factories2
162