London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Ealing 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | 2 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | - |
| (3) Number of houses concerning which action has been taken by the Local Authority under Section 19, and with respect to which owners have given an undertaking that they will not be used for human habitation | - |
| D.—Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936: (1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | - |
| (2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit | - |
During the year 198 houses were built in the Borough by
private enterprise, the majority of these being houses which were
reinstated after destruction by enemy action.
The Town Council completed 491 permanent dwellings, comprising
45 with four bedrooms, 343 with three bedrooms, 26 with two
bedrooms, 55 with one bedroom and 22 bed sittingroom flats. In
addition to these 109 pre-fabricated bungalows were erected.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk Supply.—There are now no cowkeepers in the Borough,
the last cowshed having been destroyed by enemy action. This
was the only producer-retailer in Ealing and the retail business
was sold to a multiple company.
At the end of the year, after a revision of the register, there
were 76 purveyors of milk. Eighteen of these registrations were
in respect of premises owned by one company and twelve by another
and are used as places for the storage and distribution of bottled
pasteurised milk received from central depots in another district.
No new retailers were registered during the year.
Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1936 to 1946.—
Under these Regulations 66 licences were granted during the year,
20 for the sale of Tuberculin Tested Milk and 46 for Pasteurised
Milk.
Forty-one samples of pasteurised or heat treated milk were
taken and submitted to the Pathological Laboratory for the
methylene blue and phosphatase tests. Six samples failed the
phosphatase test, all of which were processed in other Boroughs.