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Ealing 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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BOROUGH OF EALIIMQ.
SANITARY WORK, 1905.
FORM I.
INSPECTIONS—
Complaints received 136
Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified 260
Number of Premises Periodically Inspected 252
Houses Inspected from House-to-House 183
Total Number of Houses, Premises, &c., Inspected 1,228
Total Number of Re-Inspections after Order or Notice 2,468
Unsound Food Inspections 4,518
Total Number of Inspections and Re-Inspections 8,214
NOTICES—
Letters Written and Cautionary Notices Given 348
Statutory Orders Issued 68
DWELLING HOUSES—
Houses, Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired &c 409
Number of Rooms Stripped and Cleansed 137
Eaves Gutter Repaired or Renewed 15
Roofs Repaired and made Watertight 19
Ventilation Under Floors, or Damp-course Inserted 10
MOVABLE DWELLINGS, CARAVANS, TENTS, &c.—
Number Observed during the Year 25
Number Removed from District 25
FORM II.
PREMISES PERIODICALLY INSPECTED—
Workshops 179
Bakehouses 26
Slaughter Houses 5
Cowshed 8
Dairies and Milkshops 34
UNSOUND FOOD—
Inspections 4,518
Seizures ... Meat, 4 Weight 184¼lbs.
Surrenders ... Meat. 23 Do. 1.439½lbs.
Do. ... Fish, 3 Do. 412 1bs.
Do. ... Fruit 1Do. 41bs.
WATER SUPPLY AND WATER SERVICE—
Wells Closed 1
New Cisterns Provided
Cleansed, Repaired, Covered, &c. 16
Draw-Taps Provided to Mains 17