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Erith 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]

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SECTION F.—SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES
OF THE AREA.
1. Sanitary Inspection of Area.
F(l)a. Visits by Sanitary Inspectors.
The total number of visits of all kinds was 7349
Notices served:—
Statutory 50. Informal 758.
Number of dwellings and other premises disinfected 117
Complaints received and investigated 1343

F(1)b. Premises visited and results of such visits.

PremisesNo. in DistrictNo. of visits »944No. of defects foundNo. of defects remedied
Bakehouses106211
Cowsheds42311
Dairies126555
Butchers Shops3235988
Fish friers105122
Food Factories22411
Slaughter Houses4
Factories1281041414
Outworkers2222

F(l)c. Summary of Nuisances and Defects Remedied
during the year.
Other than those enumerated in the above Tabulations:
Drains cleared 134
Drains repaired 23
W.C. pans renewed 12
Cisterns, repaired 26
New sinks 2
New W.C.s provided 3
Roofs repaired 131
Damp walls remedied 69
Houses cleansed 13
Floors repaired 21
Eaves gutters repaired 31
Cooking stoves repaired 10