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Housing—
Drainage of houses: visits paid 336
Permitted number: visits paid 189
Overcrowding enquiries 224
Structural defects: visits paid 1,227
Waterpipes: visits paid 70
Inspection of premises and effects of prospective Council
House tenants 190
Re-inspections 1,129
Miscellaneous visits . 29
General Sanitary Circumstances—
Accumulations: visits paid 172
Camping grounds, Vans, etc. : visits paid 81
Drainage and sewerage: visits paid 395
Dustbins: visits paid 104
Keeping of animals and birds: visits paid 77
Public house urinals: visits paid 30
Refuse tips: visits paid 133
Rodent and vermin infestation : visits paid 201
Schools: visits paid 3
Watercourses: visits paid 40
Sanitary fittings : visits paid 93
Re-inspections 337
Miscellaneous visits 94
Factories and Outworkers—
No. of visits paid 88
Shop Acts—
No. of inspections 45
Infectious Diseases—
Visits paid (including contacts) 710
No. of disinfections carried out 76
Number of Notices Served—
Informal 967
Statutory 71
SECTION D.
Number of new Houses erected during the year.
252 houses were completed during the year 1947 by private
builders. The Council erected 378 houses during the year and 212
houses were re-built as a result of destruction by enemy action.
Hornchurch was in fact the leading Urban District in England and
Wales for housing completion during the year.