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East Ham 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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Sanitary Inspection of the Borough.
The particulars of these inspections are set out in detail as
follows :—

Table: INSPECTIONS FOR THE YEAR.

INSPECTIONS FOR THE YEAR.

OrdinaryHouse-to-houseTotal
January3976151,012
February3616671,028
March355477832
April4475681,015
May411435846
June3816241,005
July481375856
August460358818
September540305845
October6225511,173
November5524791,031
December6654541,119
Total for Year5,6725,90811,580

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Small Pox Contacts.
In addition to the foregoing inspections, 276 special visits
were paid in connection with small pox contacts.
Lettings.
Also 39 inspections were made in connection with houses
vacated by tenants occupying Council flats.
House-to-House Inspection.
As I have stated on former occasions, special attention has
been given to this branch of the work. The above table shows
5,908 house-to-house inspections for the year 1932, as compared
with 6,870 for the previous year. At 68.8 per cent. of these
visits sanitary defects were found.