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Hornchurch 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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Refuse is disposed of by controlled tipping on land which is
under the control of the Council. One area is in the North West
Ward, where low lying land is being covered and levelled with the
ultimate intention of making a public open space. In another part
of the area, low lying ground is being filled up and when completed
will be used as a school playing ground.
Cesspool emptying is carried out by mechanical emptiers and
the contents disposed of on land under the control of the Council.
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.
| NATURE AND NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS. | |
| Accumulation of refuse | 98 |
| Factories, etc. | 173 |
| Outworkers | 56 |
| House drainage | 1,153 |
| Infectious disease visits | 1,138 |
| Disinfections | 17 |
| Places of entertainment | 13 |
| Rats & Mice (Destruction) Act inspections | 286 |
| Refuse tips | 84 |
| Sanitary conveniences and public house urinals | 29 |
| Schools | 18 |
| Stables | 61 |
| Tents, Vans, Sheds: Camping grounds | 112 |
| Watercourses | 59 |
| Other | 612 |
| NUMBER OF NOTICES SERVED. | |
| Informal | 351 |
| Statutory | 32 |
| RESULT OF NOTICES SERVED. | |
| Informal Notices complied with | 305 |
| Statutory Notices complied with | 30 |