Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]
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Bakehouses.
Fourteen in number, these are kept in a satisfactory condition.
Food Shops and Stores.
Visits are paid to premises where food is prepared, stored and
sold.
Sale of Food and Drugs Act, Etc.
This is administered by the Middlesex County Council.
Shops Acts, 1912-1936.
During the year inspections, enquiries and special observations
were carried out under the above Acts, and proprietors were
warned for minor offences.
Swimming Baths and Pools.
There is only one public bathing place in the Urban District, viz. :
Ruislip Reservoir, Ruislip Common, this bathing establishment
has a Club House and Cafe, it is frequently visited; the premises are
kept in excellent condition.
Verminous Premises and the Eradication of Bed Bugs.
During the year four houses were found to be bug infested to the following extent:
Council Houses | Private Houses | |
---|---|---|
A. A Trace | — | — |
B. Medium | 1 | 2 |
C. Serious | — | — |
D. Doubtful | 1 | — |
Total | 2 | 2 |