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Acton 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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There are also nursing associations which provide purses
for different classes of cases.
Midwives.—The Supenising Authority under the hied
wives
Act is the Middlesex County Council and from the Country Council
I understand that there are 24 certified midwives perchsing the
Borough.
LEGISLATION IN FORCE.
HOUSING.
Several reports were made during the year way different
Committees of the Council on the Housing Act of 1935 and as the
question of overcrowding and its abatement will have have to be
cussed during 1936, I shall only make a brief reference to the special
work which was done under the Act during last year.
The following local acts, special local orders gaved adoptive acts and byelaws relating to Public Health are in force in the
| Adopted | |
|---|---|
| Infectious Diseases (Notification) Act, 1889 | 1889 |
| Public Health (Amendment) Act, 1890 | 1890 |
| Infectious Diseases Prevention Act, 1890 | 1899 |
| Notification of Births Act, 1907 | 1907 |
| Public Health Act, 1907 (Clause 50) | 1921 |
| Public Health Act, 1925 (Parts 2, 3, 4 and 5) | 1926 |
| The Acton Improvement Act, 1904 | - |
| New Streets and Buildings | 1925 |
| Removal of House Refuse | 1899 |
| Common Lodging Houses | 1898 |
| Slaughter Houses | 1924 |
| "Nuisances, &c. | 1924 |
| Offensive Trades | 1903 |
| Tents, Vans and Sheds | 1906 |
| Removal of Offensive or Noxious Matters | 1908 |
| Cleansing of Cisterns | 1912 |
| Employment of Children | 1920 |
| Fouling of Footpaths by Dogs | 1929 |
| Smoke Abatement | 1930 |
| Houses let in Lodgings | 1934 |