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Ealing 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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22, Manton Avenue, W.7. (1) Application under Section 287,
Public Health Act, 1936, to enter; (2) Summons under Section 288,
Public Health Act, 1936, for wilfully obstructing the Sanitary
Inspector. Fined 10s. on each summons, £1. 1s. 0d. costs.
(1) 87, Ruislip Road, Greenford. Unsound meat deposited for
sale. Fine of £10.
(2) 6a, Oxford Road. Unsound chickens deposited for sale.
Fine of £10.
Public Mortuary.-A public mortuary maintained by the
Town Council is situated in the Council's Depot in Longfield Avenue
and during the year under review 84 bodies were deposited therein.
It is so fitted that medical practitioners can perform post-mortem
examinations and in 42 cases during the year such examinations
were carried out. As reported last year the accommodation is
inadequate for the size of the Borough and is far from satisfactory
and the Council have decided to build a new mortuary properly
equipped with refrigeration apparatus, estimates for which are now
being obtained.
Sanitary Inspection of the Borough.—The following is a summary of the work carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year:—
General.
| Number of Premises inspected on Complaint | 1,388 |
| Number of Nuisances observed by Inspectors | 119 |
| Number of Premises inspected in connection with Infectious Disease | 757 |
| Number of Premises visited by Periodical Inspection (Cowsheds, Dairies, Slaughterhouses, Factories, etc.) | 3,202 |
| Number of Houses inspected under He use-to-House Survey | 678 |
| Food Inspections | 1,944 |
| Total Number of Re-inspections | 10,655 |
| Other Inspections | 1,663 |
| Total Number of Inspections and Re-inspections | 20,406 |
| Number of Intimation Notices given | 675 |
| Number of other Letters written | 998 |
| Number of Statutory Notices served | 82 |
| Proceedings before Magistrates | 7 |