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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
Ilford 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Ilford Improvements Acts. Totals.
Galvanized iron dustbins provided 139
Lands fenced in 2
Water laid on 15
Yards paved 43
Water supply improved 1
Bye-laws.
Water storage cisterns cleansed 97
Do. do. covered 23
Infectious Diseases (Prevention) Act.
Articles removed for disinfection 4053
Houses disinfected 456
Rooms stripped and cleansed 111
Dairies and Cowsheds Regulations.
Animals groomed 19
Cowsheds cleansed 7
Dairy utensils cleansed 6
Do. sheds cleansed 20
Hot water supply provided 5
Accumulation of Refuse, &c.
Dead animals removed 1
Manure and refuse removed 98
Stagnant water removed from basement 7
Manure receptacle provided 1
Slaughter House—Bye-Laws.
Slaughter houses cleansed 8
Factory and Workshop Act.
Workshops cleansed and limewashed 4
Bakehouses cleansed 17
Do. sanitary defects remedied 1
Workshops ventilated 1
W.C. provided 1