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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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Report of the Sanitary Inspector for 1925.
To the Medical Officer of Health,
Urban District of Chingford.
Sir,
In accordance with the General Order of the Ministry of Health,
I herewith submit my Annual Report for the year 1925.
The report deals with practically the whole of the duties entrusted
to me, and is therefore not confined strictly to the items set out in
the above-mentioned Order.
Inspection of District.
Periodical Inspections of the district have been made in accordance
with the General Order of the Ministry of Health, in order to
administer the various Public Health Acts, Housing Acts, Bye-laws
and Regulations in force within the district, and to secure the early
abatement of nuisances found.
The nature of the nuisances dealt with, and the works earrieti
out, are classified as far as possible under the various Acts and Headings
to which they relate.
Public Health Acts.
Under the Public Health Acts, a total of 1.207 Inspections have
been made during the past year. 385 nuisances have been found. 20
notices were outstanding at the close of 1924, and 16 notices were
outstanding at the close of 1925, giving a total of 395 nuisances
having been abated during 1925.
The following table shows the nature of the work carried out
under the sections of the Public Health Acts dealing with nuisances.
— TABLE I. —
Nature of Nuisances dealt with.
Burst water pipes | 2 | Dirty urinals or W.C. 's | 2 |
Premises redrained to Sewer | 1 | Defective yard gullies | 3 |
Defective water tanks | 1 | Deposits of refuse on land | 8 |
Defective drains repaired | 5 | Fresh-air inlet valves, repaired or provided | 6 |
Choked drains | 17 | ||
Broken manhole covers | 1 | Defective sink waste pipes | 1 |
Ventilation shafts repaired or erected | 4 | Defective bath waste pipes | 1 |
Broken W.C. pans | 4 | ||
Windows made to open | 2 | Defective flushing cisterns | 10 |
Animals improperlv kept | 16 | Cesspools overflowing | 6 |
Ditches requiring cleaning | 20 | Broken dust bins | 43 |
Dirty or untidy yards | 7 | Overcrowding | 2 |
Yards repaired | 4 | Fallen ceilings | 6 |