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(b).—Proceedings under Public Health Acts:
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring
defects to be remedied 19
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of
formal notices:—
(a) By owners *19
(b) By local authority in default of owners 1
* Includes 1 outstanding in 1936.
(c).—Proceedings under sections 11, 13 and 14 of the Housing Act, 1936:
(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 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which
Closing Orders were made 53 rooms
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which
Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been
rendered fit 0
4.—Housing Act, 1936.—Overcrowding:—
(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year 1,698
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 1,698
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 8,938
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year 494
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year 274
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 1,240
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling-houses have again become overcrowded
after the Council have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding—No cases
reported.
5.—(a) Number of cases of overcrowding in houses owned by the Council which have been
relieved during the year 21
(b) Number of cases of overcrowding which have been relieved in the course of slum
clearance operations 15
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk Supply.—There are 2 wholesale dealers and 264 retail milk purveyors in the district.
Their premises and utensils are frequently inspected.
In addition there are 45 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, 1936, during the year 1937:—
Table No. 10.
(a) "Tuberculin Tested"
10
(b) "Accredited"
2
(c) "Pasteurised"
22
(d) "Tuberculin Tested" Bottling Establishment
1
(e) "Pasteurised" milk (supplementary)
1
(f) "Pasteurisers"
2
There were no refusals or revocations of licences under the Milk (Special Designations) Order.
1936, during the year.
Twelve samples of designated milks were examined during the year, all of which complied with
the bacterial standard.
Forty-eight samples of milk were taken during the year for examination for the presence of
tubercle bacilli under the Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915.