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Midwives.—The Supervising Authority under the Midwives
Act is the Middlesex County Council and from the County Council
I understand that there are 21 certified midwives practising in the
Borough.
LEGISLATION IN FORCE.
The following local acts, special local orders, general adoptive
acts and bvelaws relating to Public Health are in force in the
district.
Adopted
Infectious Diseases (Notification) Act, 1889 — 1889
Public Health (Amendment) Act, 18901890
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
HOUSING.
For several years I have written extensively upon the housing
conditions in the district, but as these conditions have not in
any way materially altered during the last twelve months, I do not
think it necessary to review the position this year.
In October the Council decided to appoint a temporary sanitary
inspector whose duties would be primarily to make a houseto-house
inspection of some parts of the district. A systematic
house-to-house inspection of the district has not been done for nearly
ten years, and it was deemed advisable to carry this out again