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Hornchurch 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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Sanitary Inspection of the District
Report of Sanitary Inspector under Article 19 of the Sanitary
Officers' Order, 1926.
The following information supplied by the Sanitary Inspector
is a classified statement of the number of premises visited, the
defects or nuisances discovered, and the action and result of action
in regard to these.
(a) Nature and Number of Inspections:—
Bakehouses 41
Slaughterhouses 88
Cowsheds, Daries, &c. 76
Butchers' Shops 85
Fish Shops 61
Infectious disease enquiries 167
Disinfections 116
Smoke observations
(b) Number of Notices served:—
Informal 159
Statutory 47
(c) Result of Notices served:—
Informal Notices complied with 127
Statutory Notices complied with 36
(d) Outstanding on 31st December, 1931:—
Informal Notices 5
Statutory Notices 11
Works completed:—
Ditches, ponds and cesspools cleansed 11
Blocked drains cleared 14
New covers and frames provided to inspection
and intercepting chambers 4
Accumulations removed 2
Flushing cisterns to W.C.'s repaired or
replaced by new ones 15
Walls and ceilings repaired 80
Walls and ceilings cleansed 236
Fireplaces, stoves and coppers repaired or
replaced by new ones 47
Cement dishing round gulley traps repaired 11
New locks provided and fixed to doors 4
Dampness abated 39
Yard paving repaired 11