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 2,856
„ „ Summons or legal proceedings Nil
„ „ Cesspools cleaned 4
„ ,, ,, dispensed with 10
,, ,, Nuisances abated 112
,, ,, Formal Notices served 2
,, ,, Informal Notices served 94
,, ,, Informal Notices complied with 79
„ „ Formal Notices complied with 1
,, ,, Complaints received 30
Summary of Nuisances.
Animals improperly kept Nil
Cellars flooded 2
Cesspool overflows 4
Drains blocked or defective 71
Manure from stables, etc. 1
Polluted ditches and streams 3
Refuse dumps, etc 1
Rubbish burning 1
Sheds used for habitation 2
Absence of W.C. accommodation 2
Water closets defective 17
Water supply—defective or cut off 8
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