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West Ham 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Houses Inspected under the Housing Acts, 1930 and 1935 2054
Other Houses inspected 2270
Visits to Places of Public Amusement, Music Halls,
Cinemas, Etc. 99
Visits to Factories re Smoke 42
Other Visits 1128
Re-Inspections to supervise works 32258
Samples purchased under Rag Flock Acts 10
Samples of Domestic Water Supplies taken for Analysis or
Bacteriological Examination Nil
Total Notices served (P.H. 7531)
(H.A. 265) 7796
Warning Letters sent re matters not dealt with by Notice 30
Defective Houses dealt with 8161
Other Defective or Insanitary Conditions dealt with 5
Drain Tests carried out 369
Certificates granted under the Kent, &c., Restrictions, Acts 14
No. of Notices complied with—(1) By Owner 7289
—(2) By Occupier 141
Summonses issued 809

Inspection of Dwelling Houses.

The following table shows the number of inspections and Sanitary Notices served in respect of, in sixteen Wards of the Borough during the year 1935

WardInspectionsNotices served in respect of
New Town818640
Forest Gate439410
High Street629519
Broadway562422
Park298219
Upton274175
West Ham515493
Plashet Road284300
Plaistow743656
Canning Town and Grange696689
Ordnance595522
Hudsons542379
Bemersyde258173
Tidal Basin905807
Beckton Road820813
Custom House and Silvertown680579
90587796

In this connection 809 summonses have been issued during
the year.
79