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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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Summary of Sanitary Inspector's visits during the Year ended 31st December, 1944.
General Sanitation.
| Nature of Visit or Inspection | No. of Visits |
|---|---|
| Water Supply | 8 |
| Drainage | 487 |
| Stables and Piggeries | 1 |
| Factories | 206 |
| Outworkers | 77 |
| Bakehouses | 155 |
| Rats and Mice | 398 |
| Shops | 20 |
| Knackers Yard | 20 |
| Petrol | 33 |
| Miscellaneous Sanitary Visits | 220 |
| 1,625 | |
| Housing. | |
| Under Public Health Acts. | |
| Number of houses inspected | 105 |
| Visits paid to above houses | 326 |
| Under Housing Acts. | |
| Number of houses inspected | 4 |
| Visits paid to above houses | 1 |
| Overcrowding. | |
| Number of houses inspected | 4 |
| Verminous Premises. | |
| Number of houses inspected | 3 |
| Visits paid to above houses | 11 |
| Miscellaneous Housing Visits | 14 |
| 468 | |
| Infectious Diseases. | |
| Inquiries in cases of Infectious Disease | 20 |
| Visits re disinfection | 1 |
| Miscellaneous Infectious Disease Visits | 12 |
| 33 | |