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(e) Any other particulars with respect to overcrowding conditionsupon
which the Medical Officer of Health may consider it desirable
to report:—
Since September, 1940, a considerable number of evacuees from
bombed areas has been received into the district and it would not be
possible without complete re-survey of the district to give particulars under
the above headings.
Summary of Defects.
Defective Roofs 25
„ Walls and Windows 5
„ Gutters and Rain-Water Pipes 14
„ Floors 12
,, Sash Cords 12
,, Plaster 11
„ Drains 22
Dampness 12
Defective Water Closet 12
„ Water Waste Preventer 7
Sink and Waste Pipes 7
Cleansing of Walls and Ceilings 8
Lack of Ashbins 7
Defective stoves 16
Verminous Rooms 7
Miscellaneous 13
Housing Act, 1936—
The number of houses overcrowded at the end of the year
was :—See remarks under Part IV (e).
The issue of certificates showing permitted numbers to the end
of the year is as follows :—
To the end of 1942.
Buckhurst Hill 346
Chigwell 169
Loughton 390
Number of visits, 28.
Section E. INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
(a) Milk Supply —
There are 16 cowkeepers on the register for the district, 3 produce
and retail and 13 produce and sell wholesale; 218 visits have been made
during the year.
The cowsheds have been maintained generally in a satisfactory
condition.
29 samples of milk were taken. 12 of these were satisfactory
and 17 were unsatisfactory. Close contact is being maintained with
the Essex County Council Public Health Department in efforts to
improve on these results.