London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Erith 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]

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To cleanse and remedy insanitary urinals2
To remove foul accumulations27
To prevent overcrowding5
Animals, fowls, etc., so kept as to be a nuisance20
To cleanse dwelling houses12
612
Complaints.
168 complaints were received during the year, as compared with 141 in the previous year. Each complaint was investigated, and the list shows the nature of the nuisances found:—
Defective and choked drains60
Insanitary urinals3
Dirty houses13
Damp and dilapidated premises24
Re water supply8
Overcrowding of premises5
Back yards in bad state of repair4
House refuse not collected18
Accumulation of filth, etc15
Animals improperly kept10
Re caravan dwellers8
168
Infectious Disease.
Number of cases enquired into412
Number of cases removed to Sanatorium256
Number of cases removed to Bow Arrow Hospital2
Number of cases removed to Joyce Green Hospital18
Number of houses disinfected330
Food Inspection.
The following were surrendered to me as unfit for human consumption:—1 case of Skate, 1 bag of Mussles, 1 bag of Winkles, 5 boxes of Kippers, 2 boxes of Bloaters, 1 box of Mackerel.
No Tuberculous Meat was detected during the year.
Cleansing.
Number of cesspools emptied401
Number of loads of house refuse removed7530