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Crayford 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]

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Number of houses built during 1942:—
(a) By the Local Authority Nil
(b) By other bodies or persons 2
(4). Housing Act, 1936, Part IV.—Overcrowding.
(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded
at end of year 11
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 11
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 90
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 2
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding
lieved during the year 4
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such
cases 25
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwellinghouses
have again become overcrowded
after the Local Authority have taken steps
for the abatement of overcrowding Nil
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk Supply.
26 samples of milk taken from school supplies for
bacteriological examination were found to be satisfactory.
One mixed sample of milk was procured from a producer's
herd and two samples from individual cows for
pathological examination; the result showed no evidence
of tuberculosis.
MEAT AND OTHER FOODS.
Local slaughterhouses are closed owing to the Centralised
Slaughtering Scheme of. the Ministry of Food.
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