Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Summary of the work done through the
Sanitary Inspector in the Urban Sanitary District
of Ilford, during the year ending the 31st December,
1900.
Houses and premises inspected 1,883
Houses and premises re-inspected during progress
of work 1,852
Houses connected with sewers 15
„ „ water mains 5
Nuisences detected 879
„ abated 684
Complaints received 61
Notices served 282
„ complied with 242
Houses placed in habitable repair 53
„ closed 5
„ disinfected 200
Overcrowding abated 1
W.C's repaired or fitted with flushing cisterns 122
Improved supplies of water afforded 1
Sample of water taken for analysis 0
Wells closed 0
Cisterns repaired, cleansed, or covered 134
Dairies and Milkshops inspected periodically 30
Cowsheds „ „ 8
Slaughterhouses „ „ 3
Bakehouses „ „ 20
Workshops „ „ 19
Animals improperly kept, removed 0
Summonses taken out 1
Convictions 1
F. W. KING,
Sanitary Inspector.