London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chigwell 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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| General Sanitation. | Nature of Visit or Inspection. | No. of Visits. |
| Water Supply | 7 | |
| Drainage | 296 | |
| Outworkers | 45 | |
| Factories | 183 | |
| Workplaces | 1 | |
| Bakehouses | 131 | |
| Piggeries | — | |
| Refuse Disposal | 2 | |
| Rats and Mice | 555 | |
| Shops | 17 | |
| Knackers Yard | 21 | |
| Petroleum | 27 | |
| Miscellaneous Sanitary Visits | 267 | |
| 1,552 | ||
| Housing. | Under Public Health Acts. | |
| Number of houses inspected | 169 | |
| Visits paid to above houses | 448 | |
| Under Housing Acts. | ||
| Number of houses inspected | 10 | |
| Visits paid to above houses | 28 | |
| Overcrowding. | ||
| Number of houses inspected | 5 | |
| Visits paid to above houses | 5 | |
| Verminous Premises. | ||
| Number of houses inspected | 17 | |
| Visits paid to above houses | 33 | |
| Miscellaneous Housing Visits | 321 | |
| 1,036 | ||
| Infectious Diseases. | Inquiries in cases of Infectious Disease | 79 |
| Visits re Disinfection | 28 | |
| Miscellaneous Infectious Disease Visits | 29 | |
| 136 | ||
| Meat and Food Inspection. | Visits to Slaughterhouses | 89 |
| ,, ,, Butchers | 288 | |
| ,, ., Fishmongers and Poulterers | 14 | |
| ,, ,, Grocers | 69 | |
| ,, ,. Greengrocers and Fruiterers | 5 | |
| ,, ,, Cowsheds | 180 | |
| ,, ,, Dairies and Milkshops | 74 | |
| ,, ,, Restaurants | 21 | |
| ,, ,, Food Preparing Premises | 4 | |
| Visits in Connection with Sampling. | ||
| Milk—Bacteriological | 12 | |
| Miscellaneous Food Visits | 126 | |
| 882 | ||
| Total 3.606 |
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.