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CHAPTER IV.
ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE, FOOD AND WATER,
HOUSING, FACTORIES, ETC.
1. SERVICES PROVIDED, Ascertainment, investigation
and abatement of nuisances—Scrutiny re sewers and drains—
Sanitary circumstances of special premises (Public Houses,
Cinemas, Dance Halls) — Co-ordination regarding Local Land
Charges, etc., registers—'Supervision of food, ascertainment and
condemnation of unfit food — Routine periodic examination of
public water supplies—Middlesex County Council Act, 1950, registration
of hawkers of food and premises—Registration under Milk
and Dairies Acts—Supervision under Milk (Special Designations)
Regulations—Housing, overcrowding, disrepair, ascertainment and
action thereon—Ascertainment and supervision of movable dwellings
under Middlesex County Council Act—Supervision of domestic
refuse bins—Factories and workplaces and outworkers, supervision
regarding smoke — Noise and dust nuisances — Supervision of
petroleum storage—Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949, ascertainment
of infestations and dealing therewith, pamphlet available
regarding poisoning, trapping, rat proofing—Supervision under
Hydrogen Cyanide (Fumigation of Buildings) Regulations, 1938
—Cleansing of verminous premises, pamphlets distributed on the
protection against house flies, the destruction of ants—Use of
D.D.T. preparations — Borough byelaws relevant to Sanitary
[nspectors, Good rule and government and prevention of nuisances,
Nuisances, Offensive trades, Slaughterhouses, Ventilation and
lighting of stables, Building byelaws, Public sanitary conveniences,
Removal of offensive matter, etc., through the streets, Removal of
house refuse.
2. FOOD HYGIENE. No slaughtering of animals for human
consumption was carried out during the year. All meat sold in
local butchers' shops comes from the London Meat Markets.
Special attention was given to the condition of the vans used for
wholesale deliveries and in one or two instances the attention of
the distributors had to be called to unsatisfactory conditions. At
the same time the assistance of the Medical Officer of Health of
the district where the vans collect the meat from the markets
was invoked as it was felt that it would be an easier problem
to check at this point. The problems of wholesale meat distribution
are not easily solved; the ideal would be for all carcases
to be carried in a slung position from overhead rails, but such a
system would very materially reduce the carrying capacity of
vans and still does not get over the problems connected with manhandling
in transferring the meat from the van to the retailers'
premises.
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