Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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.
Premises | No. in District | No. of visits »944 | No. of defects found | No. of defects remedied |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bakehouses | 10 | 1 | 1 | |
Cowsheds | 4 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
Dairies | 12 | 65 | 5 | 5 |
Butchers Shops | 32 | 359 | 8 | 8 |
Fish friers | 10 | 51 | 2 | 2 |
Food Factories | 2 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
Slaughter Houses | 4 | — | — | — |
Factories | 128 | 104 | 14 | 14 |
Outworkers | 22 | 22 | — | — |
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