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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
Hayes and Harlington 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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Complaints.
During the year 1 055 complaints were received with respect to the following matters
| Choked and defective drains | 337 |
| Insanitary or dilapidated conditions of houses or premises | 206 |
| Offensive accumulations or deposits | 17 |
| Defective dustbins | 97 |
| Vermin or insects | 46 |
| Gypsies | 4 |
| Rat and mouse infestations | 242 |
| Unsound food | 22 |
| Nuisances from animals | 3 |
| Overcrowding | 17 |
| Dust smoke and noise nuisances | 27 |
| Other nuisances | 37 |
| Total | 1,055 |
Notices Served.
Informal Notices served 743
Statutory Notices served
Public Health Act. 1936 Section 39 16
do- Section 45 9
do Section 75 14
do Section 93 62
do Section 56 1
do Section 81 3
Legal Proceedings.
(a) Food and Drugs Act 1955
Proceedings were taken against the occupier of a green
grocers shop (a) for failure to keep the premises clean and
(b) for failure to provide proper washing facilities. The
defendant was fined £2 on the first charge and conditionally
discharged upon payment of £1.1.0. costs on the second.
(b) Middlesex County Council Act, 1944.
Proceedings were taken on two occasions against a
local farmer for permitting land to be used by caravans.
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