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1929
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School Clinic.—Adjoining- Municipal Offices
The above are provided and maintained by the Borough
Council.
Tuberculosis Dispensary.—School Clinic on Tuesdays at
5 p.m. and Thursdays at 10.30 a.m.
Treatment Centres for Venereal Diseases.—Various Hospitals
in London.
The two latter are provided by the Middlesex County
Council.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA
These have been noted in previous reports. All the inhabited
houses are supplied from the mains of the Metropolitan Water
Board. A few industrial works and the Public Baths obtain their
water supply from deep wells.
By arrangement with the London County Council the
sewerage is discharged into the London Sewers. Storm water is
filtered and emptied into the Thames. All the inhabited houses
are provided with water closets and are drained into the main
sewerage system.
The house refuse is collected by the Council and burnt in
the Destructor. Last year 18,008 tons of house refuse were
collected and burnt.
PROFESSIONAL NURSING IN THE HOME
General.—There are two district nurses employed by the
Acton Hospital, one of which is primarily engaged in district
nursing.
There are also nursing associations which provide nurses
for different classes of cases.
Midwives.—The Supervising Authority under the Midwives
Act is the Middlesex County Council and from the County Council
I understand that there are 14 certified midwives practising in the
Borough.
The following local acts, special local orders, general adoptive
acts and byelaws relating to Public Health are in force in the
district.
LEGISLATION IN FORCE
Adopted
Infectious Diseases (Notification) Act, 1889
Public Health (Amendment) Act, 1890
Infectious Diseases Prevention Act, 1890
Notification of Births Act, 1907
Public Health Act, 1907 (Clause 50)
Public Health Act, 1925 (Parts 2, 3, 4 & 5)
The Acton Improvement Act, 1904
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