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 Chigwell]
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Nature of Visit or Inspection. | No. of Visits. |
---|---|
Water Supply | 32 |
Drainage | 646 |
Stables and Piggeries | 23 |
Fried Fish Shops | 14 |
Tents, Vans and Sheds | 2 |
Factories | 12 |
Workshops | 128 |
Outworkers | 24 |
Bakehouses | 106 |
Refuse Collection | 24 |
Refuse Disposal | 64 |
Rats and Mice | 319 |
Schools | 4 |
Shops | 64 |
Knackers Yard | 22 |
Petroleum | 112 |
Miscellaneous Sanitary Visits | 349 |
1,945 |
GENERAL SANITATION.
Under Public Health Acts.
Number of houses inspected | 22 | |
Visits paid to above houses | 93 | |
Under Housing Acts. | ||
Number of houses inspected | 9 | |
Visits paid to above houses | 218 | |
Verminous Premises. | ||
Number of houses inspected | 6 | |
Visits paid to above houses | 34 | |
Miscellaneous Housing Visits (a) | 426 | |
805 | ||
Inquiries in cases of Infectious Disease | 191 | |
Visitsre Disinfection | 168 | |
Miscellaneous Infectious Disease Visits | 73 | |
432 | ||
Visits to Slaughterhouses | 628 | |
,, ,, Butchers | 57 | |
,, ,, Fishmongers and Poulterers | 14 | |
,, ,, Grocers | 5 | |
,, ,, Greengrocers and Fruiterers | 9 | |
,, ,, Cowsheds | 176 | |
,, ,, Dairies and Milkshops | 92 | |
,, ,, Ice Cream Premises | 75 | |
Visits in Connection with Sampling. | ||
Milk—Bacteriological | 1 | |
Miscellaneous Food Visits | 10 | |
1,067 | ||
Total | 4,252 |
MEAT AND FOOD INFECTIOUS HOUSING,
INSPECTION. DISEASES.
House refuse is collected under the supervision of Mr. G. Holbourn,
A.M.Inst., C.E., Engineer and Surveyor.
(Signed) J. T. HEATH, M.R.San.I., M.S.I. A., Senior Sanitary Inspector.
(a) Including visits made under Housing Act, 1936.