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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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| Informal Notices | 26 |
| Statutory Notices | 2 |
| WORKS COMPLETED. | |
| Cesspools emptied | 46 |
| Choked drains cleared | 121 |
| Guttering and downspouts repaired | 24 |
| New drains laid: drains relaid or repaired | 25 |
| New covers to inspection chambers | 15 |
| Sinks and sink wastes repaired or provided | 39 |
| W.C. cisterns repaired or renewed | 26 |
| W.C. pan and traps renewed | 15 |
| W.C. compartments repaired | 13 |
| Lighting and ventilation provided | 7 |
| Dampness abated | 33 |
| Dustbins provided | 34 |
| Floors repaired | 12 |
| Fireplaces, stoves and coppers repaired or renewed | 27 |
| Plaster repaired | 82 |
| Roofs repaired | 24 |
| Rooms redecorated | 180 |
| Sashcords renewed | 18 |
| Yards paved | 10 |
| Miscellaneous | 92 |
| NUMBER OF VISITS PAID TO FOOD SHOPS, ETC. | |
| Bakehouses | 68 |
| Butchers' shops | 205 |
| Cafes or dining rooms | 71 |
| Dairy farms and milk shops | 323 |
| Fishmongers and fish friers | 146 |
| Greengrocers | 25 |
| Ice cream dealers | 124 |
| Slaughterhouses | 716 |