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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 1920

[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:—

Nuisances.

Showing the number and nature of the nuisances dealt with during the year:—

Defective and choked drains311
Damp and dilapidated dwellings142
Defective rain-water gutters and down pipes73
Insanitary water storage cisterns32
Defective scullery sinks14
Defective flush to closets54
Insanitary urinals3
Foul accumulations?q
Dirty premises15
Overcrowding4
Animals so kept as to be a nuisance12
689
Cleansing.
Number of cesspools emptied391
Number of loads of house refuse removed6463
Infectious Disease.
Number of cases enquired into225
Number of cases removed to the Sanatorium214
Number of cases removed to the Long Reach Hospital, Dartford5
Number of houses disinfected231

Table: Food Inspection.The following articles of food were surrendered to me as unfit for human consumption:—

Food Inspection.

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

Fish.Meat.Other Articles.
13 boxes of Herrings.2641bs. of Beef.241 tins of Condensed Milk.
7 boxes of Haddocks.621bs. of Mutton.
4 boxes of Bloaters1021bs. of Livers.73 tins of Tomatoes.
2 boxes of Mackerel.281bs. of Bacon.1241bs. of Cheese.
½ bushels of Winkles.35 boxes of Rabbits.5 bags of Onions.
3 stone of Dabs.9 Geese.561bs. of Chestnuts.
1 box of Coal Fish.13 jars of Potted Meat.
1 box of Hake.1 box of Dates.
6 stone of Skate.