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 Willesden]
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Dairies and Milkshps | |
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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 |