Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1908 / C. F. Stovin.

  • Ilford (London, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1908
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1908 / C. F. Stovin. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    As you will see under the heading “ Notices Served,” only 13 statutory notices had to be issued, and no sum¬ monses were taken out as the result thereof. I find most owners of property willing to carry out my requirements, provided I can convince them they are not unreasonable. Nearly the whole of the work mentioned in the following statement was carried out after a letter or preliminary notice had been sent to the responsible person, setting forth the particular defects or breach of bye-laws, together with the remedial measures recommended. SUMMARY OF NUISANCES. For the detection and abatement of nuisances, the district has been systematically inspected, especially in the localities where they are likely to exist and recur. As a result, the following work was carried out:— Drainage. Totals. Cesspits and privies abolished . 1 Do. do. emptied and cleansed. 52 Connections made to main sewer. 5 Ditches cleansed . 14 Drains cleansed . 403 Do. sealed . 20 Do. repaired or re-laid . 231 Do. disconnected . 10 Flushing cisterns to W.C.’s, urinals, etc., repaired or provided . 133 Inspection chambers provided . 21 Manhole covers fitted . 29 Pail closets provided . 3 Rain-water pipes disconnected . ... 5