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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Uxbridge RDC]
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SANITARY WORK FOR THE YEAR 1919.
| Cowsheds :— | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number on Register | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 28 |
| Number of Inspections made | 14 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 120 |
| Frequency of Inspection—Quarterly | |||||||
| Contraventions of Regulations | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Number of Milch Cows in District | 21 | 151 | 136 | 30 | 73 | 18 | 429 |
| Dairies and Milk Shops :— | |||||||
| Number on Register | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | 26 |
| Number of Inspections made | 8 | 16 | 16 | 4 | — | 8 | 52 |
| Frequency of Inspection—Quarterly | |||||||
| Contraventions of Regulations | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Unsound Food | 309 lbs. Bacon, 9G lbs. Mutton, and 45 lbs. Rabbits seized and destroyed by consent. | ||||||
| Offensive Trades :— | |||||||
| Number of Premises in District | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Nature of Trades—Fat Boiling, etc., and Guano Works | — | _ | 3 | — | 4 | 12 | 19 |
| Number of Inspections made | — | — | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | |
| Contravention of By-laws | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Water Supply and Water Service :— | |||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Closed as Polluted | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Percentage of Houses supplied from Public Water Service | 95 | 80 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | — |
| Percentage of Houses supplied on Constant System | 95 | 80 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | — |
| — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
| From Public Supply | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Drainage and Sewerage of Existing Buildings :— | |||||||
| _ | |||||||
| Repaired, Supplied with Water, or otherwise Improved | 8 | 2 | 11 | — | 1 | 14 | 36 |
| Percentage of Houses provided with Water Closets | 95 | 80 | 95 | 50 | 50 | 95 | — |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | |
| Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, etc. | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 22 | |
| Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes Disconnected, Repaired, etc. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Existing Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts Repaired | —. | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Reconstructed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |