Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Public Health Department,
Ilford,
11th February, 1913.
To the Chairman and Members of the
ILFORD URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.
Gentlemen,
I beg to present a summary of the work carried out during 1912:—
| Houses and premises inspected | 2,987 |
| Inspections during supervision of works | 5.796 |
| Visits during disinfection | 1,173 |
| Nuisances detected | 823 |
| Nuisances abated | 832 |
| Nuisances unabated | 106 |
| Notices served | 857 |
| Notices complied with | 819 |
| Houses disinfected | 496 |
| Articles disinfected | 4,284 |
LIST OF NOTICES SERVED AND COMPLIED WITH.
| Notices. | Served. | Complied with. |
|---|---|---|
| Statutory | 50 | 41 |
| Preliminary | 326 | 334 |
| „ by letter | 73 | 40 |
| Paving | 29 | 30 |
| Cleanse water storage cistern | 96 | 115 |
| Cover ditto | 25 | 22 |
| Cleanse room (I.D.P. Act, 1890) | 87 | 88 |
| Cleanse house (Sec. 46, P.H.A., 1875) | 6 | 5 |
| Provide water supply (I.I.A., 1898) | 18 | 18 |
| Provide dustbin | 122 | 103 |
| Housing, Town Planning Act | 22 | 9 |
| Housing Working Classes Act | 3 | 3 |
| 857 | 808 |