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Islington 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington]

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1934
90
Smoke nuisances—
Number of observations 88
Number of complaints 30
Number of notices served14
Number of legal proceedings Nil
Cleansing and Disinfection—
Number of adults cleansed 41
Number of children cleansed 6,087
Number of premises cleansed;—
(a) After infectious diseases 1,924
(b) For vermin 276
Water supply to tenement houses—
Number of premises supplied 200
Number of prosecutions 1
Sanitary officers—
Chief Sanitary Inspector (Whole time
Number of Sanitary Inspectors (Whole time) Male, 20 Female 2
„ „ (Part time) Male, 4 Female Nil
Number of Health Visitors (Whole Time) 7 & 1 Infant
Life Protection Visitor
„ „ (Part time) 1 Infant Life
Protection Visitor
Tuberculosis Visiting Nurse (Whole time) 1
References—Former M.O. H. Reports.
Tables and Reports have appeared in previous Annual Reports of the Medical
Officer of Health. See reference page 91, report 1929, for years 1921-1929.
Annual Report 1930.
Page 10 Public Health Congress. Royal Agricultural Hall.
Pages 34, 35 and 36 Smallpox.
Page 41 Islington (Chicken-Pox) Regulations, 1930.
Page 52 Local Government Act, 1929.
Page 57 Cleansing (Disinfection) of School Children. L.C.C. Agreement, p. 57.
Pages 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 Shops—General Investigation Regarding Conditions, Etc.
and 65.
Page 66 Nuisances by Dogs. Rag Flock Acts.
Page 67 Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1928. Merchandise
Marks Act, 1926.
Pages 70 and 71 Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919.
Pages 71, 72, 73, 74 and 75 Housing.
Page 75 Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts.
Page 76 Unsound Chocolates given as Prizes.
Page 78 The Grading of Milk—Bacteriological Examination.
Pages 78 and 79 The Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922; The Milk (Specia
Designations) Order, 1923.
Annual Report 1931.
Page 9 Report on Maternity and Child Welfare Work.
Page 17 Work of the Day Nurseries.
Pages 17, 18 and 19 Report of the Work of Voluntary Centres.
Page 30 Prosecution non-notification of Infectious Disease.
Pages 39 and 40 Islington Interim Tuberculosis Care Committee.
Pages 60, 61, 62, 63, 65, Housing.
66 and 67.
Pages 63 and 64 Basement Rooms.
Pages 69 and 70 Census.
Page 75 Cheese Sandwiches, Black Currant Pastilles.