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In December, the Council approved an estimate of £2,270 for improvements to the Mortuary,
including the extension of the post-mortem room, providing another table, a new concrete runway from the
post-mortem room to the refrigerator room, with a glazed metal screen, improved heating and lighting,
decorations and modernising the viewing room.
LICENSING OF HAWKERS
Hawkers of food and premises used by them for storage accommodation must be registered by the
Council (section 11 of the Middlesex County Council Act, 1950). 23 licences have been issued to hawkers
(19 selling fruit and vegetables, 3 selling fish and 1 selling miscellaneous foods). There were no new licences
issued in 1959.
COMMON LODGING HOUSES
There are now no common lodging houses in the district registered under section 237 of the Public
Health Act, 1936.
SLAUGHTERHOUSE LICENCES
There are now no slaughterhouses in the district licensed under section 62 of the Food and Drugs
Act, 1955. Slaughtering was last carried out in the borough in 1939; one licence was, however, renewed until
1955.
RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951
The Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act and Regulations, 1951, came into operation on the
1st November, 1951. The Regulations specify the standards of cleanliness for the filling materials, the analysis
for the tests, the fees which may be charged by the analyst, and the form of records to be kept by the occupiers
of the premises registered and licensed under the Act.
The premises of manufacturers of rag flock and those used for storing rag flock must be licensed
by the local authority; the fee and the renewal fee is £1.0.0 for a period not exceeding twelve months. There
are no premises in Willesden used for manufacturing or storing rag flock.
The premises of persons carrying on business of upholstering, stuffing, or lining of bedding, toys
and baby carriages, and others using filling materials specified in the Act, have to be registered; only one fee
of £1.0.0 is chargeable. There were five new registrations during the year. The number of registered premises is
now fifteen.
Unfortunately the Act does not cover the re-making of an article, and dirty materials can therefore
be used in upholstering second-hand articles if they do not belong to the occupier.
Six samples of filling material were taken during the year and they proved to be satisfactory.
PET ANIMALS ACT, 1951
The owners of pet shops must obtain an annual licence costing 10/-. The shops are inspected by both
Public Health Inspectors and Shops Act Inspectors; Public Health Inspectors inspect premises for size, lighting,
ventilation and cleanliness, and for the precautions taken for preventing spread of infectious disease.
During 1959, 20 pet shops were licenced.
STAFF MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.
56 staff medical examinations were carried out by the Medical Officer of Health and Deputy Medical
Officer of Health in 1959.
HEALTH SERVICES OF OTHER AUTHORITIES IN THE AREA
Hospitals
The hospital facilities provided by the North-west Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board, and the
maternity and child welfare and school health services provided by the Middlesex County Council, remain
substantially the same; they are described in the 1948, 1953, 1957 and 1958 reports.
The Department of Gastro-enterology which was opened in 1957 at the Central Middlesex Hospital
was completed by the provision of a new diet kitchen.
Liaison with hospitals
The exchange of medical officers between the Paediatric Out-patients Department at the Central
Middlesex Hospital and the local health authority continued. This scheme has been working very satisfactorily
and has brought the work of the two departments more closely together.