London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Heston and Isleworth 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]

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Number of hawkers' foodstuff inspections 570
Number of other food inspections 202
insound Food:
Number of carcases and offal surrendered 6
Number of parcels surrendered 14
Number of organs or parts surrendered during
slaughtering 606
Infectious Diseases, Disinfections, etc.:
Number of visits made 1725
Number of rooms disinfected (a) ordinary infectious
diseases 705
(b) Tuberculosis 74
(c) Other diseases 10
Number of rooms stripped and cleansed after infectious
diseases—
(а) by owners or occupiers 58
(b) by local authority 6
Number of articles disinfected or destroyed 4112
Smoke Abatement:
Number of observations made 42
Number of nuisances found 5
Number of nuisances abated 2
Water Supply:
Number of supplies provided or re-instated 22
Number of draw taps connected direct to main 77
Number of water service pipes or taps repaired 14
Approximate percentage of houses supplied on constant
system 99.95
Number of samples taken for analysis from local wells 1
Number of samples found polluted or impure -