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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
Willesden 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| Dairies and Milkshps | |
|---|---|
| Number of premises on register | 240 |
| Number of itinerant milk sellers registered | 48 |
| Number of inspections made | 198 |
| Contraventions of Milk and Dairies Order, 1926 | 5 |
| Contraventions remedied | 4 |
| Meat (including organs) seized and surrendered | 218 lbs. |
| Fish (wet and dried) surrendered | 452 lbs. |
| Poultry surrendered | 74 lbs. |
| Bacon surrendered | 577 lbs. |
| Tinned and Cooked Meat surrendered | 243 lbs. |
| Tinned and Evaporated Milk surrendered | 19 lbs. |
| Fruit surrendered | 77 lbs. |
| Total 1 | 660 lbs. |
| Method of disposal Destroyed. | |
| Number of premises in district (Rag and Bone Dealers) | 5 |
| Number of inspections made | 20 |
| Contravention of Bye-laws | 0 |
| Contravention remedied | 0 |
| Percentage of houses supplied on constant system Cisterns:— | 100 |
| New provided | 18 |
| Cleansed, repaired, covered, etc | 422 |
| Draw-taps placed on mains | 32 |
| Water Closets :— | |
| Number of water closets substituted for dry receptacles | 0 |
| Repaired, supplied with water or otherwise improved | 621 |
| Additional Closets constructed | 14 |
| Percentage of houses provided with water closets | 100 |
| Drains:— | |
| Examined, tested, exposed, etc. | 270 |
| Unstopped, repaired, trapped, etc. | 233 |
| Waste pipes, rain-water pipes, disconnected, repaired, etc. | 627 |
| New soil pipes or ventilating shafts fixed | 110 |
| Existing soil pipes or ventilating shafts repaired | 232 |
| Disconnecting traps or chambers inserted | 99 |
| Re-constructed | 49 |
| Cesspools:— | |
| Rendered impervious, emptied, cleansed, etc. | 0 |
| Abolished and drain connected to sewer | 0 |
| Percentage of houses draining into sewers | 100 |
| Rooms disinfected :— | |
| (a) Phthisis | 55 |
| 900 | |
| Articles disinfected or destroyed:— | |
| 325 | |
| 1,527 | |
| New bins provided | 352 |
| Periodical frequency of dust removal | weekly |
| Method of disposal By tipping and barging | |