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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hornchurch 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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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 53
Slaughterhouses422
Cowsheds, Dairies, etc. 290
Butchers' Shops 143
Fish Shops 117
Other Food Shops 25
Infectious Disease Enquiries 681
Disinfections 112
Workshops (including Factories and Workplaces) 101
Public House Urinals 35
Refuse Tips 12
Ice Cream Dealers' Premises 62
Watercourses 48
Tents, Vans, Sheds and Camping Grounds 55
House Drainage 393
Rat and Vermin Infestation 153
Petrol Installations 18
Outworkers 66
Accumulations 87
Schools 8
Water Supply 45
Other 168
(B) NUMBER OF NOTICES SERVED
Informal 437
Statutory 52
(C) RESULT OF NOTICES SERVED
Informal Notices Complied With 369
Statutory Notices Complied With 36
(D) OUTSTANDING ON 31st DECEMBER, 1937
Informal Notices 26
Statutory Notices 16