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 thk 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 3,557
,, ,, Summons or legal proceedings Nil
„ ,, Cesspools cleaned 2
„ „ Defective 2
,, „ Nuisances abated 153
„ ,, Formal Notices served Nil
,, ,, Informal Notices served 82
,, ,, Informal Notices complied with 80
„ „ Formal Notices complied with 1
„ „ Complaints received 81
Summary of Nuisances.
Animals improperly kept 1
Cellars flooded 2
Cesspool overflows 2
Drains blocked or defective 123
Manure from stables, etc 1
Polluted ditches and streams 1
Sheds used for habitation 2
Water closets defective 11
Water supply—defective or cut off 10
153