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Hornsey 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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CONTENTS page
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Diphtheria 9
Measles 9
Tuberculosis 9
Food Poisoning 13
Weil's Disease 13
Poliomyelitis 14
Laboratory Services 14
Tables of infectious diseases notified 16
HOUSING AND SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES
Housing (Survey Report) 19
Houses Let in Lodgings 25
Re-housing on Health Grounds 26
Demolition and Closing Orders 28
Certificates of Disrepair 28
Inspections by Sanitary Inspectors 29
Abatement Notices 30
Legal Proceedings under the Public Health Act 31
Work Carried Out by the Council in Default 33
Summary of Sanitary Improvements Effected 34
Water Supply 35
Atmospheric Pollution 36
Moselle Pollution 39
Inspection of Shops 39
Licensing of Pet Shops 40
Rodent Control 40
Cleansing of Soiled Articles 42
Factories 42
Inspection of Factories 44
Outworkers 44
FOOD
Food Inspection 45
Food Premises Inspected 47
Food Premises Classified 48
Registration of Hawkers of Food 49
Milk Supply 49
Ice Cream 49
Dried Egg Albumen 49
Bakehouses 50
Slaughterhouses 50
Legal Proceedings under the Food and Drugs Act 50
Food Sampling 51
GENERAL
Registers in the Public Health Department 55
Welfare of Old People 58
Medical Examination of Staff 60
Massage and Special Treatment 60
Burial of the Dead 61
Public Mortuary 61
Diseases of Animals 61
Storage of Petroleum 62
Ambulance Service 63
Factories Acts 63
Registrar of Births and Deaths 63
Hospital Services in Hornsey 64
VITAL STATISTICS 65
APPENDIX—REPORT OF THE AREA MEDICAL OFFICER 71
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