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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(iii) Sanitary Inspection of the Area.
The Work of the Sanitary Inspectors is given below. Further
details will be found in the Summary at the end of the report.
No. of Inspections made 3,097
„ ,, Summons or Legal Proceedings Nil
„ „ Cesspools cleaned 5
„ „ „ dispensed with 2
„ „ Nuisances abated 113
„ „ Formal Notices served 5
„ „ Informal Notices served 73
,, ,, Informal Notices complied with 76
„ „ Formal Notices complied with 5
„ ,, Complaints received Nil
Summary of Nuisances.
Animals improperly kept 1
Cellars Flooded 1
Cesspool Overflows 10
Drains Blocked or Defective 80
Manure from Stables, etc. -
Polluted Ditches and Streams 5
Refuse Dumps, etc. 1
Rubbish Burning -
Sheds used for habitation 1
Smells from dead animals 1
Water closets defective 5
Water Supply—defective or cut off 8
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