London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Acton 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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Defective or dangerous stairs repaired 65
Defective doors and windows repaired 653
Defective kitchen ranges and fire grates repaired 397
Defective washing coppers repaired 73
Coal cupboards provided or repaired 29
New W.C. apartments provided 11
Accumulations of offensive matter removed 18
Drains unstopped and cleansed 233
Overcrowding nuisances abated 8
Drains tested, exposed for examination &e. 57
Smoke observations taken 156
Smoke nuisance abated on service of notice 68
Nuisances from animals abated 7
Notifications of waste of water sent to Metropolitan Water
Board 305
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk Supply.
There are no cowsheds in the Borough, all the milk being
produced outside.
There are 128 persons or firms retailing milk in the district
under the following categories :—
Dairymen.
Purveyors of Milk
No. with rounds
not occupying
premises in the
Borough.
No. with rounds
occupying premises
in the
Borough.
No. of General
shops from which
milk is sold from
covered pans only
No. of shops from
which milk is sold
in closed and unopened
receptacles
only.
14
18
2
94
Special Designated Milk
The number of persons or firms licensed to sell Special Designated
Milk is as follows:—
3 " Certified "
6 " Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) "
1 " Grade A "
7 " Pasteurised "
1 " Grade A Pasteurised "
The Express Dairy Co., have a pasteurising plant at No. 100
Bollo Lane.