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Ealing 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE BOROUGH.
Sanitary Inspection of the Borough.—The following is a
summary of the work carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors during
the vear:—
General.
| Number of Premises inspected on Complaint | 2,085 |
| Number of Nuisances observed by Inspectors | 49 |
| Number of Premises inspected in connection with Infectious Disease | 424 |
| Number of Premises visited by Periodical Inspection (Cowsheds, Dairies, Slaughterhouses, Factories, etc.) | 175 |
| Number of Houses inspected under House-to-House Survey | — |
| Food Inspections | 1,155 |
| Total Number of Re-inspections | 6,391 |
| Other Inspections | 813 |
| Total Number of Inspections and Re-inspections | 11,092 |
| Number of Intimation Notices given | 788 |
| Number of other Letters written | 1,059 |
| Number of Statutory Notices served | 166 |
| Proceedings before Magistrates | — |
Complaints received during the year were 785 in excess of
the number dealt with in 1938.
This increased considerably the work of the Sanitary Inspectors
and was no doubt due to the neglect of property which was inevitable
during the war owing to the shortage of labour and materials.
This applies particularly to the Greenford area where deterioration
has occurred in property which was in comparatively good condition
before the war.
Control of Civil Building.
In connection with the Regulations for the Control of Civil
Building, Certificates of Essentiality have been issued in respect
of 348 houses at an estimated cost of £18,100 7s. 7d.
The inspections which had to be made for this purpose added
further to the work of the Sanitary Inspectors as a large proportion
of these repairs to property would have been done in the ordinary
course by the property owners without reference to the Health
Department.
The Sanitary Inspectors have dealt with all applications for
Building Licences which involved work for which Statutory
Notices under the Public Health Act could have been served.