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Erith 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]

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Food Inspection.

The following articles of food were surrended to me as unfit for human consumption :—

Fish.Meat.Other Articles.
3 boxes of Cod.121bs. of Mutton.11 boxes of Dates.
2 boxes of Roes.211bs. of Yeal.2 boxes of Currants.
5 boxes of Mackerel.241bs. of I iamb.1 box of Butter.
2 boxes of Bream.4 boxes of Livers.1 tin of Salmon.
6 boxes of Haddocks.125lbs. of Bacon.1 bushel of Pears.
1 box of Hake.2 boxes of Frozen Rabbits.361bs. of Plums'
1 box of Herrings.

Infectious Disease.
Number of cases enquired into 536
Number of cases removed to Sanatorium 97
Number of houses disinfected 125
(6) Premises and Occupations which can be controlled
by Bye-laws and Regulations.
Tents, Vans and Tents.
There are a number of vans and sheds situated on
the Marshes at Abbey Wood which are permanently
occupied by persons carrying on the Trade of Hawkers.
During the period of the war the number has been
materially augmented by the arrival of men who went to
work in the local munition factories, or at the Woolwich
Arsenal. These have in several cases remained although
the men no longer work in the factories, and there are
now probably twice as many vansand inmates as in 1913.
The condition of some of the vans and the ground
about is good, in other cases they are extremely dirty,
and the ground all round the vans is sodden with slop
water. The Council's Bye-laws require the owner of the
ground on which the vans stand to provide a proper and
sufficient water supply and an earth closet, but many of
these vans stand on plots of land sold years ago, and all
trace of the owner is lost.