London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| Number of dairymen on register | 256 |
| Number of itinerant milk sellers registered | 45 |
| Number of inspections made | 283 |
| Contraventions of Milk and Dairies Order, 1926 | 5 |
| Contraventions remedied | 3 |
| Meat (including organs) seized and surrendered | 372 lbs |
| Fish (wet and dried) surrendered | 260 lbs |
| Poultry surrendered | 20 lbs |
| Bacon surrendered | 1,304½lbs |
| Tinned and Cooked Meat surrendered | 573 lbs |
| Fruit surrendered | 264 lbs |
| Crystallized Fruit | 4,256 lbs |
| Peeled Tomatoes | 50 tins |
| Condensed Milk | 250 tins |
| Method of disposalDestroyed | |
| Number of premises in district (Rag and Bone Dealers) | 6 |
| Number of inspections made | 6 |
| Contravention of Bye-laws | 0 |
| Contravention remedied | 0 |
| Percentage of houses supplied on constant system | 100 |
| Cisterns :— | |
| New provided | 15 |
| Cleansed, repaired, covered, etc | 164 |
| Draw-taps placed on mains | 61 |
| Water Closets :— | |
| Number of water closets substituted for dry receptacles | 0 |
| Repaired, supplied with water or otherwise improved | 896 |
| Additional Closets constructed | 29 |
| Percentage of houses provided with water closets | 100 |
| Drains :— | |
| Examined, tested, exposed, etc | 220 |
| Unstopped, repaired, trapped, etc | 362 |
| Waste pipes, rain-water pipes, disconnected, repaired, etc | 700 |
| New soil pipes or ventilating shafts fixed | 127 |
| Existing soil pipes or ventilating shafts repaired | 259 |
| Disconnecting traps or chambers inserted | 131 |
| Reconstructed | 62 |
| Cesspools :— | |
| Rendered impervious, emptied, cleansed, etc | 0 |
| Abolished and drain connected to sewer | 0 |
| Percentage of houses draining into sewers | 100 |
| Rooms disinfected :— | |
| 59 | |
| 786 | |
| Articles disinfected or destroyed :— | |
| 338 | |
| 744 | |
| New bins provided | 402 |
| Periodical frequency of dust removalweekly | |
| Method of disposalby tipping | |