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Hornchurch 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]

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Wallpapers have been stripped and walls and ceilings thoroughly cleansed
and tenants have been instructed as to careful cleansing.
Disinfestation is carried out by the Housing Outdoor staff in houses
owned by the Council and in private houses by the occupier or in empty
houses by the landlord the work being supervised by the Sanitary Inspector.
Sanitary Inspection of the District.
Report of the Sanitary Inspectors under Article 27 of the Sanitary
Officers (outside London) Regulations 1935.
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 44
Slaughterhouses 639
Cowsheds, Dairies, etc. 333
Butchers' Shops 153
Fish shops 97
Infectious Disease enquiries 703
Disinfections 313
Workshops (including Factories and Workplaces).
105
Public House Urinals 22
Refuse Tips 32
Ice Cream dealers' premises 91
Watercourses 41
Tents, Vans, and Sheds 127
House drainage 227
Other 517
(b) Number of Notices Served :—
Informal 406
Statutory 18
(c) Result of Notices Served :—
Informal Notices complied with 275
Statutory Notices complied with 14
(d) Outstanding on 31st December, 1936 :—
Informal Notices 125
Statutory Notices 4