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Chigwell 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]

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Summary of Defects.
Defective roofs 120
gutters and rain water pipes Ill
external walls 68
„ yard paving 37
drains and vent pipes 50
W.C.s 34
flush tanks 20
sinks and waste pipes 31
„ water fittings 28
internal walls (plaster) 76
floors, doors, etc. 149
sash cords 71
„ stoves 46
Dampness 81
Under floor ventilation, lack of 10
Dustbins, inefficient, etc. 31
Verminous rooms 12
Dirty walls and ceilings 119
Miscellaneous 27
SECTION E.
Inspection and Supervision of Food.
(a) Milk Supply.
There are 12 cowkeepers on the register for the district;
2 produce and retail and 10 produce and sell wholesale. The
number of farms producing graded and ungraded milk is:
Tuberculin Tested 2; Accredited 8; Ordinary 3; total 13.
The cowsheds have been kept in a satisfactory condition
during the year and 172 visits have been made.
The following premises have ceased to produce milk
during the year:—
Address. Type of Milk. Date.
Loughton Hall Farm, Loughtcn. Ordinary. March, 1946.
The Old House, Loughton. „ August, 1946.
Debden Farm, Loughton. Tuberculin October, 1946.
Tested.
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