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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
Uxbridge 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Uxbridge]
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SANITARY WORK FOR THE YEAR 1920.
| Inspections :- | Cowley. | Harefield. | Hillingdon | Ickenham. | Northolt. | W. Drayton | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Premises Inspected on Complaint | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 20 |
| ,, ,, ,, in connection with Infectious | |||||||
| Diseases | 11 | 35 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 90 |
| Number of Premises under Periodical Inspection | 10 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 79 |
| Houses Inspected from House-to-House (H. and T.P. Act) | 13 | 8 | 11 | — | 22 | 8 | 65 |
| Total Number of Inspections and Re-Inspections made (including 303 Scavenging Inspections) | 109 | 220 | 167 | 69 | 90 | 213 | 1037 |
| Dwelling Houses and Action under H. and T.P. Act, 1909:— | |||||||
| Number of Houses dealt with under Section 15 | 8 | 1 | — | - | 12 | — | 21 |
| Action Taken (other than under H. and T.P. Act):— | |||||||
| Cautionary or Intimation Notices Given | 11 | 45 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 95 |
| Statutorv Orders Issued | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 25 |
| Canal Boats used as Dwellings:— | |||||||
| Number Registered under the Acts | 45 Boats Inspected | 15 | |||||
| Number of Contraventions of Regulations | 9 | 9 | |||||
| Notices Served | 6 | 6 | |||||
| Bakehouses | |||||||
| Number in District | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Contraventions of Factory Acts | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 |
| Slaughterhouses:— | |||||||
| Number in the District | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| Butchers' Shops | 1 | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | 6 |
| Frequent Inspections of Slaughterhouses and Butchers' Shops have been made during the year. | |||||||