Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 421
(2) Number of houses in which defects were remedied after
service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 368
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners 6
C.—Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act,
1936:—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which demolition
orders were made 10
(2) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of
demolition orders —
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
tenements or rooms having been rendered fit.
SLAUGHTERHOUSES.
Thirteen visits were paid and the caseases and organs of 31 pigs killed
were inspected during or shortly after slaughter. None was found to be
affected with tuberculosis. Nine carcases of which some part or organ
was condemned, showed a percentage of the number inspected affected with
disease, other than tuberculosis, of 29.03.
The following organs were surrendered:—
8 sets of Lungs; 1 Liver; 1 Pluck.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk Supply.
Various licences were granted as under:—
Primary | Supplementary | |
---|---|---|
Pasteurised | 46 | 17 |
Tuberculin tested | 23 | 15 |
Sterilised | 89 | 16 |
158 | 48 |
Suplementary licences are granted to retailers who live outside the
Borough but who sell milk in the Borough; the primary licence is granted by
the Authority in which the premises are situate.
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