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In addition, there have been built in Enfield in the last year
over 2,000 houses subject to the restrictions of modern building
bye-laws.
FITNESS OF HOUSES.
No special measures were taken or suggested for the gradual
carrying out of programmes of repair.
1 should estimate that about 44 houses in Enfield are not supplied
with water by the Water Company.
There are about 20 houses in the District which are not supplied
with a water closet.
All these have earth-closets accommodation.
BYE-LAWS RELATING TO HOUSES, TO HOUSES LET
IN LODGINGS, AND TO TENTS, VANS, SHEDS, ETC.
The existing bye-laws are adequate, but increase in the Staff
of the Department would be necessary if the bye-laws with respect
to houses let in lodgings were to be enforced.
A considerable amount of work was carried out in connection
with moveable dwellings in order to put into force the provisions of
the Middlesex County Council Act, 1934.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.- MILK.
Dr. Tate, the Medical Officer of Health for the County, has
supplied me with the following report on the inspection of cows in
the Enfield district during the year under the Milk and Dairies
(Consolidation) Act, 1915, and the Tuberculosis Order, 1925.
MILK AND DAIRIES (CONSOLIDATION)
ACT, 1915.
TUBERCULOSIS ORDER, 1925.
During the year 1937, thirty-nine samples of milk were taken
from retailers in the District. These samples were submitted to the
Lister Institute for animal inoculation tests for the presence of
tubercle bacilli. Two of these samples, produced in Enfield, were
found to contain living tubercle bacilli. In one instance the
offending animal was discovered and slaughtered, but in the other
instance it was not found possible to trace the animal responsible.
Eight cows were reported by owners as suspected to be