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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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B/F 6,317
INFECTIOUS DISEASE:
Inquiries in cases of infectious disease l40
Visits re disinfection 8
Miscellaneous Infectious Disease visits 158
306
MEAT AND FOOD INSPECTION:
Visit to: Slaughterhouses 193
Butchers 10
Canteens 36
Fishmongers and Poulterers 6
Grocers 33
Greengrocers and Fruiterers 18
Ice Cream Premises 35
Restaurants 71
Confectioners 3
Bakeries 6
Diseases of Animals 1
Sampling: Milk 10
Water 2
Ice Cream 36
Food and Drugs 13
Food Hygiene Regulations 393
Miscellaneous Food Visits 229
1,095
Total 7,718
House refuse was collected under the supervision of the
Engineer and Surveyor, fir. G-. Holbourn, A.M.Inst., C.E., to whom I
am indebted for the information regarding drainage, sewerage, and
public cleansing and to Mr. Bywater, M.R.C.V.S., for his report on
Riding Establishments.
(Signed) W. H. DIGWEED, A.R.S.H., M.A.P.H.I.
Chief Public Health Inspector.
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