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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

Redbridge 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Redbridge]

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Table: COMPLAINTSThe Public Health Inspectors dealt with 3,337 complaints received on the following matters:—

COMPLAINTS

The Public Health Inspectors dealt with 3,337 complaints received on the following matters:—

Accumulation of manure and refuse40
Animals improperly kept3
Bad Smells38
Dampness of Premises57
Defective drains, W.C.'s and fittings1,140
Defective roofs, gutters, downpipes, etc59
Defective water fittings12
Dirty and verminous houses16
Dirty condition of rearway18
Flooding of premises14
Overcrowding.27
Smoke Nuisances38
Noise Nuisances35
Defective or no provision of dustbin143
Rats and mice864
Wasps Nests417
Unsound Food60
Miscellaneous356
3,337

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Disinfection
and Disinfestation
During 1968, 35 premises and 71 articles were disinfected, and 61
premises were disinfested for verminous conditions.
Litter Act
1958
As a consequence of notifications from various sources, five cases
of potential infringements of the Act were considered during the year.
Two cases were not proceeded with, and the other three cases,
together with an outstanding case from 1967, were taken to court. Fines
imposed totalled £22, with £10 costs.
Infectious
Diseases
During the course of the year 131 notifications for food poisoning
and 345 for dysentery were received from Medical Practitioners. These
were all investigated together with cases which came to the knowledge
of the Department from other sources.