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Harrow 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]

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The following statistical summary shows the position at the end of
the year:—

Table: SMOKE CONTROL ORDERS—Position at 31st December 1967

SMOKE CONTROL ORDERS—Position at 31st December 1967

Order No.Date of No. of dwellingsArea in AcresClaims for GrantTotal cost of WorkGrant PaidTotal cost to Local Authority
OperationPrivateCorporation
£££
1.1. 9.611,98119822570212,1696,9303,017
2.1. 9.627903291052223,2661,599709
3.1.11.621,009601323695,2152,236972
4.1.7.631,518412084719,0793,3381,458
5.1.10.631,695221265012,6766,2432,788
6.1.11.639354411612895,5621,907838
7.1.7.641,378—17645611,9426,3032,778
8.1.12.641,46123322864317,69510,0034,287
9.1.12.651,396217160922,20911,4254,896
10.1.7.661,429217146319,2458,4943,640
11.1.12.662,12427630474133,80813,4805,777
12.1. 7.671,64312628835718,0887,3343,143
13.1.10.672,08512380018910,6654,3241,853
14.1.7.681,355171180201,542525225
15.1. 9.682,150190548——–—
Totals22,9492,1943,9096,181183,16184,14136,381

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The staff engaged on the survey and inspection of premises involved
in this aspect of the work of this Department made 4,474 visits during the
year and inspected and approved completed works of adaptation to
fireplaces to the value of £48,422 in some 885 dwellings.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955
The inspection of food shops and premises where food is prepared or
stored was maintained throughout the year and, in addition, 671 samples
of foodstuff were taken for the purpose of examination and analysis.
The trend towards the large self-service store continued and today in
the major supermarket there are few items of foodstuff that are not
obtainable. Refrigeration and modern methods of packaging are among
the things that have helped to make this possible. In some cases, too,
the popularity of these centres is enhanced by adequate car parking
facilities.
The supplying of food via the vending machine was also seen to be on
the increase and what perhaps started as something dispensing a penny
bar of chocolate had been developed into a piece of apparatus that will
supply hot meals, sandwiches, pies or hot and cold drinks. Milk vending
machines are also to be seen in most shopping centres, while at many
garages they are to be found dispensing soups, hot chocolate, tea or coffee.
At hospitals, too, these machines are giving a twenty-four hour service to
visitors and whoever may wish to use them.