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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924:
Number of inspections made 1388
No notice of slaughtering given 1
Improper notice of slaughtering given 79
No precautions taken for the prevention of contamination
9
Verbal notices given 22
Inspection of Food:
Number of meat inspections 1820
Number of fish inspections 363
Number of provision inspections 598
Number of greengrocery and fruit inspections 625
Number of hawkers foodstuff inspections 515
Number of other food inspections 280
Unsound Food:
Number of carcases and organs surrendered 6
Number of articles surrendered 106
Number of parcels surrendered 18
Number of organs or parts surrendered during
slaughtering 323
Infectious Diseases, Disinfections, etc. :
Number of visits made 438
Number of rooms disinfected (a) ordinary infectious
diseases 152
(b) Tuberculosis 93
(c) Other diseases 12
Number of rooms stripped and cleansed after infectious
diseases—
(a) by owners or occupiers 6
(b) by local authority 9
Number of articles disinfected or destroyed 1575
Water Supply:
Number of supplies provided or re-instated 14
Number of draw taps connected direct to main 29
Number of water service pipes or taps repaired 15