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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
West Ham 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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responsibility for dust collection was transferred from the
Public Health Department to the Borough Engineer's
Department.
It is probable that this combined system will soon be in
actual working.
By the West Ham Corporation Act, 1888, the Corporation
is empowered to require owners of houses to provide movable
receptacles for house refuse instead of ashpits, and by special
Bye-Law the occupiers of houses are required to place them
outside their houses on such days as the Council fix. Under
these provisions the house refuse is collected twice each week
by the Council's own vehicles.
| Ward. | Inspections. | Notices served in respect of |
|---|---|---|
| New Town | ||
| Forest Gate | ||
| High Street | ||
| Broadway | ||
| Park | ||
| Upton | ||
| West Ham | ||
| Plashet Road | ||
| Plaistow | ||
| Canning Town and Grange | ||
| Ordnance | ||
| Hudsons | ||
| Bemersyde | ||
| Tidal Basin | ||
| Beckton Road | ||
| Custom House & Silvertown | ||
| Totals |