London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Leyton 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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Requisitioning for Families Inadequately Housed.
(Ministry of Health Circular No. 2845.)
Premises inspected 84
Visits made 634
Schedules of repair prepared 8
Premises repaired 25
Premises occupied 25
Landlord and Tenant (War Damage) Acts, 1939-1941.
Fifty-two applications were received from owners of houses
for "Certificates of fitness." Forty certificates were issued.
Housing Act, 1936.
Information regarding 230 houses and 22 flats was
supplied in connection with the "permitted number of persons"
in dwellings under the Act.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF
FOOD.
Inspections.
The following visits were made to food premises during the
year:—
Slaughter-houses 36
Butchers 204
Bakehouses 52
Fishmongers 84
Milk shops and dairies 154
Provision shops 465
Dining rooms 158
Greengrocers 112
Fish friers 33
Meat Depots 176
Ice cream premises 102
MILK.
Dairies and Milk shops.
Number of premises on register 181
(Owing to restrictions imposed by rationing, there
are now only 76 premises from which milk is sold.)
Premises added to register during year Nil
Premises removed from register during year 2
Visits of inspection 154