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Ealing 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Other Food Samples
Fourteen other food samples were submitted for laboratory examination following
complaints and all were found to be satisfactory. These samples included cooked meats,
canned fruit, canned meat, packeted cereal, water ice, and a variety of packed
frozen foods.
SUMMARY OF WORK DONE AND IMPROVEMENTS CARRIED OUT AT FOOD PREMISES
| Clothing accommodation provided or improved | 6 |
| Equipment improved or cleansed | 37 |
| First Aid equipment provided or improved | 7 |
| Floors repaired and floor coverings improved | 40 |
| Food storage accommodation improved | 12 |
| Hot water provided or restored | 29 |
| Hygiene Notices provided | 13 |
| Lighting and ventilation improved | 16 |
| Protective clothing provided or improved | 1 |
| Refrigeration installed or improved | 9 |
| Refuse bins provided or renewed | 19 |
| Refuse removed | 22 |
| Sinks provided or renewed | 22 |
| Tables and working surfaces made impervious | 5 |
| Walls and ceilings repaired or cleansed | 105 |
| Washing facilities provided or improved | 7 |
| Water closets cleansed, repaired or lighted | 16 |
| Water supply provided or improved | 5 |
| Other defects remedied | 37 |
MIDDLESEX COUNTY COUNCIL ACT, 1950, SECTION 11
Under this Section, four persons were registered during the year for the sale of food
from carts, barrows, other vehicles, etc., bringing the total number on the Register
at 31st December, 1963 to 34.
HOUSING STATISTICS
| 1. Inspection of dwelling-houses during the year: | |
| (1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 1,529 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Act, 1957 | 25 |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 8 |
| (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 | 958 |
| 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 | 742 |
| 3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year: |