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Hornchurch 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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Mortuary.
The Council provided a mortuary situated in Billet Lane, in
the year 1934. This has been used for the reception of dead bodies
and the police are in possession of a key.
During the year 20 bodies were deposited in it.
Sanitary Inspection of the District.
Report of the Sanitary Inspectors under Article 19 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 | 33 |
| Slaughterhouses | 557 |
| Cowsheds, Dairies, etc. | 345 |
| Butchers' Shops | 142 |
| Fish Shops | 66 |
| Infectious disease enquiries | 490 |
| Disinfections | 340 |
| Workshops (including Factories and Workplaces) | 177 |
| Public House Urinals | 8 |
| Refuse tips | 90 |
| Ice Cream dealers' premises | 31 |
| Watercourses | 39 |
| Camping sites | 20 |
| Other | 663 |
| (B) NUMBER OF NOTICES SERVED:— | |
| Informal | 406 |
| Statutory | 44 |
| (C) RESULT OF NOTICES SERVED:— | |
| Informal notices complied with | 301 |
| Statutory notices complied with | 37 |
| (D) OUTSTANDING ON 31st DECEMBER, 1935:— | |
| Informal notices | 77 |
| Statutory notices | 7 |
WATER CLOSETS:—
| W.C. flushing cisterns repaired or replaced by new ones | 19 |
| W.C.'s renewed | 12 |
| W.C.'s repaired | 22 |
| Light and ventilation provided to W.C. apartments | 1 |