London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hendon 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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housing.
Individual unfit houses.
No demolition order was made "by the Local Authority and no house
was found to be in a state so dangerous, or injurious to health, as to he unfit
for human habitation.
Inspection of dwelling-houses during the years:-
| Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts.) | 1999 |
| Number of inspections made for the purpose. | 4890 |
| Number of dwelling-houses found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation. | 691 |
| Remedy of defects without service of Formal Notices:- | |
| Number of dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers | 642 |
| Proceedings under Public Health Acts:- | |
| Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied. | 26 |
| Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:- | |
| (a) by Owner | 25 |
| (b) by Local Authority in default of Owners | — |
inspection and supervision of food.
1273 inspections were made at premises where food intended for sale
for human consumption was prepared, stored or sold.
MILK SUPPLY.
| Number of registered dairymen and purveyors of milk | 13 |
| Number of registered premises | 32 |
| Number of cowkeepers | 7 |
| Number of farms where milk is bottled on the premises | 4 |
108 special visits have been made to secure cleanliness of dairies
and dairy farms and for protecting milk against contamination.
There is one pasteurising establishment in the district and during the
past year, 56 samples of bottled pasteurised milk taken immediately after machine
capping were submitted for bacteriological examination. One of the samples failed
to comply with the requirements of the Milk (special Designations) Order, 19361941,
the bacteria exceeding 100,000 per millilitre,, although all samples gave