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 Uxbridge]
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For a complete week 12/- per child.
For children coming from the Rural District an extra charge of 1d. per day
for each child staying less than a week is made.
SANITARY ADMINISTRATION.
r. Staff.—This consists of one member only, the Inspector of Nuisances.
2. Hospital Accommodation available for Infectious diseases. The Joint Isolation
Hospital situated in Hillingdon East, which has in connection with it a
small building about 2 miles away for the accommodation, when
necessary, of Small-pox patients. The Hospital has proved, I believe,
sufficient and efficient during the past year.
3.—Adoptive Acts and Byelaws as previously reported.
4.— Arrangements for Chemical and Bacteriological examination, where necessary,
are made with the Clinical Research Association, Ltd., and have been
well used during 1920, eighty-three investigations having been made
for the purpose of confirming diagnosis.
HOUSING,
1. General Housing Conditions.
(1) Number of Houses 2505
„ ,, for Working Classes 2208
Number of New Houses ,, erected in 1920 ... 28
„ „ ,, in course of erection 18
(2) Population, estimated 11410
Changes in 1920—Estimated decrease 21
Changes anticipated in the future ' Slight increase
(3) a. Extent of shortage of Houses 220
b. Measures taken or contemplated to meet this shortage :
Housing Scheme, now partially suspended by the Ministry
of Health.