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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
Heston and Isleworth 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Dairies and Milkshops:
Number of persons registered 31
Number of premises 35
Number of inspections made 222
Number of contraventions found 4
Number cleansed 4
Offensive Trades:
Number of businesses established in district l6
Number of inspections made 137
Number of contraventions found 2
Number of contraventions remedied 2
Inspection of Food:
Number of meat inspections 1513
Number of fish inspections 274
Number of provision inspections 415
Number of green grocery and fruit inspections 387
Number of hawkers foodstuff inspections 355
Number of other food inspections 109
Unsound Food:
Number of carcases seized 1
Number of carcases condemned by magistrate 1
Number of carcases surrendered 7
Number of parcels surrendered 1
Number of organs or parts surrendered during
slaughtering 310
Infectious Diseases, Disinfection, etc.:
Number of visits made 403
Number of rooms disinfected (a) ordinary infectious
diseases 151
(b) Tuberculosis 72
(c) Other diseases 15