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Protection of the Food Supply. —1,200 samples (of which 607
were informally taken) were analysed by the Public Analyst. Of
these 20 (12 informal) were certified to be adulterated, which gives
a percentage of adulteration of 1.67.
462 of the samples were of milk, the percentage of adulteration
among which was 1.08. There were 63 dairies (milk shops) registered
at the end of the year. 22 licences to sell tuberculin tested
milk and 33 for pasteurised milk were valid during 1944. 126 premises
were on the register for the sale of preserved foods and 33 as
fish shops. Street stalls from which food was sold numbered 85.
Housing.
Number of new houses or tenements erected during the year Nil
Number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects 5,278
(19,563 inspections)
Number of dwelling-houses found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation—
Nil
(i) Dealt with under Housing Act
1,390
(ii) Dealt with under Public Health (London) Act
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit by informal
action
Ni l
Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Statutory
Housing Act notices were served requiring repairs
Nil
Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Public
Health Act notices were served requiring defects to be
remedied
1,390
(1,621 intimation notices)
Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices —
1,291
(i) By owners
(1,447 intimation notices complied with)
(ii) By Local Authority in default of owners 4
Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were made 9
(18 rooms)