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Willesden 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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2.—Remedy of Defects during the Year without Service of formal Notices:—
| Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers | 1,281 |
| 3.—Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:— | |
| A.—Proceedings under sections 17, 18 and 23 of the Housing Act, 1930 : | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | 100 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices :— | |
| 140* | |
| (b) By local authority in default of owners | 4 |
| *Includes a certain number outstanding in 1932. | |
| B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts : | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 128 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:— | |
| 108 | |
| (b) By local authority in default of owners | 3 |
| C.—Proceedings under sections 19 and 21 of the Housing Act, 1930 : | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | 0 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders ... | 0 |
| D.—Proceedings under section 20 of the Housing Act, 1930 : | |
| (1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | 0 |
| (2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered | 0 |
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk Supply.—There are 2 wholesale dealers, 240 retail milk purveyors, and 1 cowkeeper
in this district. Their premises and utensils are frequently inspected.
In addition there are 48 milk sellers whose premises are situate outside Willesden.
The following table shows the number of licences granted for the sale of graded milk under
the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923, during the year 1933:—
Table No. 12.
| "Certified" milk | 5 | |
| "Grade A (Tuberculin Tested)" milk | 14 | |
| "Grade A (Tuberculin Tested)" Bottling Establishment | 1 | |
| "Grade A" milk | 9 | |
| to | "Pasteurised" milk | 6 |
| "Pasteurisers" | 3 |
There were no refusals or revocations of licences under the Milk (Special Designations) Order
1923, during the year.
Twelve samples of designated milks were examined during the year. All of these were
satisfactory.
Forty-eight samples of milk (including two "Certified," one "Pasteurised" and one "Grade
A") were taken during the year for examination for the presence of tubercle bacilli under the Milk
and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915.
Seven samples representing 14.58 of the total number (Nos. 0/316, 0/326, 0/329, 0/334, 0/335,
0/340 and 0/347) were found to contain tubercle bacilli, and action was taken resulting in an examination
of the herds at the supplying farms situated in the counties of Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire (2),
Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Gloucestershire and Shropshire.