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 Orsett]
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PREMISES AND OCCUPATIONS WHICH
CAN BE CONTROLLED BY BYE-LAWS AND
REGULATIONS.
Bakehouses.—
Number on Register 7
Factories 3
Workshops 4
Number of Inspections made 17
Number of Defects found 3
Caravans and Movable Dwellings.—
No. of Caravans within the area 58
„ Inspections made 289
Underground Sleeping Rooms.— There is, in my
opinion, no need for Regulations in respect of the above,
there being no underground sleeping rooms within the
district.
Disposal of the Dead.—The arrangements in operation
in the district with regard to the disposal of the
dead are adequate. Cemeteries exist in the followingParishes
:—
North Stifford
Stifford
Little Thurrock
Orsett
Langdon Hills
Bulphan
1 Horndon 2
1 Stanford-le-Hope 2
2 Corringham 2
1 Fobbing 1
1 Mucking 1
1 East Tilbury 1
West Tilbury 1
Mortuary accommodation is now available at
Stanford-le-Hope.
Schools.—The sanitary condition and water supply
of the schools in the district are satisfactory. On
various occasions inspections of school buildings have
been carried out, and complaints in connection thereto
traced to the appropriate departments. Such complaints
relate to defective slates, broken lavatory pans,
defective yard paving, &c.
Rag Flock Acts, 1911 & 1928.—There are no
premises within the District upon which rag flock
is manufactured, used or sold.