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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
Chingford 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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Sanitary Inspector's Annual Report.
Summary of work done through the Sanitary Inspector in the Urban Sanitary District of Chingford during the Year ending December 31st, 1907.
| Total No for Year. | Notes,Results of Inspection.&c. | |
|---|---|---|
| Complaints received | 0 | None of importance |
| Nuisances detected without complaint | 80 | |
| Nuisances abated | 78 | |
| Notices served | 49 | |
| Cottages inspected | 350 | Total Inspections |
| Slaughter-houses inspected | 3 | 4 times yearly |
| Bakehouses inspected | 2 | 4 times yearly |
| Dairies and Milk Shops inspected | 15 | twice yearly & at intervals |
| Cowsheds inspected | 11 | twice yearly & at intervals |
| Workshops inspected | 5 | |
| Houses Disinfected | 26 | |
| Overcrowding abated | 4 | |
| Houses placed in habitable repair | 1 | |
| Houses connected with sewers | 59 | These are all connections of new houses |
| Privies and W.C's repaired; W.C's supplied with water | 27 | |
| Cisterns cleansed, repaired or covered | 2 | |
| Animals improperly kept removed | 4 | |
| Seizures of unsound Meat | 4 |
(Signed) J. T. GRIFFIN.