London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ealing 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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In addition, two lectures on the Hygiene of Milk Processing
were arranged for local milk distributors.
The first lecture in each series is given by a prominent
bacteriologist, the second by the Deputy Medical Officer of Health
and Nos. 3, 4 and 5 by three of the District Sanitary Inspectors.
Lectures 3 and 4 are illustrated by film strips. Each person
completing the course is supplied with a Certificate of Attendance
signed by the Medical Officer of Health.
71 Local food traders enrolled for the first series which
commenced in December and at the close of the year, we had a
sufficient number of food traders on our waiting list to justify the
holding of lectures throughout the winter months.
I am confident that the education of food trade employees in
clean food handling is of the utmost importance if the Council's
Food Hygiene campaign is to be successful, and it is encouraging
to report such a good start in this direction.
| (1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 2,608 |
| (2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Act, 1936 | – |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | – |
| (4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 2,038 |
| 2. Remedy of defects during the year without service of formal notices : | |
| Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers | 1,732 |
| 3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year: | |
| A.—Proceedings under Section 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act, 1936 : | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | — |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices : | |
| (a) by Owners | — |
| — | |