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 Hornchurch]
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Rivers.
No action was taken.
Closet Accommodation.
Most of the houses are provided with water-closets connected with
sewers.
Public Cleansing.
The collection and disposal of house refuse is carried out under the
direction of the Surveyor. The house refuse is removed weekly in horsedrawn
closed-in vehicles to a tip which is under the control of the Council
and where it is covered with earth.
Sanitary Inspection of the District.
Report of the Sanitary Inspectors under Article 10 of the Sanitary
Officers' Order, 1926.
The following information supplied by the Sanitary Inspectors 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 36
Slaughterhouses 404
Cowsheds, Dairies, etc. 197
Butchers' Shops 94
Fish Shops 73
Infectious disease enquiries 644
Disinfections 402
Workshops (including Factories and Workplaces) 238
Public House Urinals 8
Refuse Tips 20
Ice Cream Dealers' Premises 70
(B) NUMBER OF NOTICES SERVED:-
Informal 347
Statutory 54
(C) RESULT OF NOTICES SERVED:-
Informal Notices complied with 281
Statutory Notices complied with 52
(D) OUTSTANDING ON 31st DECEMBER, 1034:-
Informal Notices 24
Statutory Notices 2
Works Completed.
WATER-CLOSETS.
W.C. flushing cisterns repaired or replaced by new
ones 24
W.C.'s renewed 11
W.C.'s repaired 31
Light and ventilation provided to W.C. apartments 11