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

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Heston and Isleworth 1930

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

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Inspection of Food:
Number of meat inspections 1065
Number of fish inspections 122
Number of provision inspections 169
Number of greengrocery and fruit inspections 202
Number of hawkers' foodstuff inspections 181
Number of other food inspections 26
Unsound Food:
Number of carcases and offal surrendered 12
Number of articles surrendered 11
Number of parcels surrendered 10
Number of organs or parts surrendered during
slaughtering 378
Infectious Diseases, Disinfections, etc.:
Number of visits made 1301
Number of rooms disinfected—
(a) Ordinary infectious diseases 470
(b) Tuberculosis 76
(c) Other diseases 6
Number of rooms stripped and cleansed after infectious
diseases—
(a) by owners or occupiers 37
(b) by local authority 1
Number of articles disinfected or destroyed 2256
Smoke Abatement:
Number of observations made 36
Number of nuisances outstanding from previous year 3
Number of nuisances found 1
Number of nuisances abated 4
Number of nuisances outstanding at end of year –
Water Supply:
Number of supplies provided or reinstated 13
Number of cisterns cleansed, repaired, covered, etc. 1