Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith]
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III.— Action under Statutory Powers.
(.A) Proceedings under Section 3 of the Housing,
Act, 1925—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring
repairs Nil
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were
rendered fit—
(a) By owners Nil
(b) By Local Authority in default
of owners Nil
(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which closing orders became operative in
pursuance of declarations by owners of
intention to close Nil
(B) Proceedings under Public Health Acts—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring
defects to be remedied 3,154
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which
defects remedied—
(a) By owners 3,220
(b) By Local Authority in default
of owners —
(C) Proceedings under Sections 11, 14 and 15 of
the Housing Act, 1925—
(1) Number of representations made with a
view to the making of Closing Orders 3
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which Closing Orders were made 3
(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which Closing Orders were determined,
the dwelling-houses having been rendered
fit Nil
(4) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which Demolition Orders were made 1
(5) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in
pursuance of Demolition Orders 5
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk Supply.—The milk supply for the Borough is the
same as that for the whole of London. This supply is carried
out for the most part by several wholesale distributors, most
of whom have combined to form what is known as the United'
Dairies, Ltd. This combine supplies something like
two-thirds of the whole of the milk for London.