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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Yards paved 25
New inspection chambers, etc. 23
New dust bins provided 231
Damp conditions remedied 39
Foul dung pits and manure heaps remedied 10
Overcrowding remedied 3
Various 27
(2) Sewerage.—
No. of conservancy closets converted to W.C. None
All houses in the district are supplied with water closets except 15.
(3) Disinfection.—
93 rooms were disinfected and 10 rooms stripped and cleansed.
Disinfection of clothing and bedding has been by steam sterilizer, and of
room walls, books and furniture by Formalin spray and vapour.
(4) Common Lodging Houses.—
There are three within the district.
Six contraventions of the Bye-laws were discovered and rectified.
(5) Rag and Bone Stores.—
Six contraventions of the Bye-laws were discovered and remedied.
Six Stores, established without permission of the Council, were abandoned
after action taken by the Inspector.
(6) Food.—
(a) Milk. The following Report upon the Dairies and Cowsheds in this
District has been received from the Veterinary Inspector: