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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| Number of inspections made | 885 |
| No notice of slaughtering given | 1 |
| Improper notice of slaughtering given | 17 |
| No precautions taken for the prevention of contamination | 5 |
| Written notices sent | — |
| Verbal notices given | 17 |
| Inspection of food: | |
| Number of meat inspections | 1098 |
| Number of fish inspections | 267 |
| Number of provision inspections | 583 |
| Number of greengrocery and fruit inspections | 511 |
| Number of hawkers' foodstuff inspections | 222 |
| Number of other food inspections | 103 |
| Unsound food: | |
| Number of articles seized | — |
| Number of articles condemned by magistrate | — |
| Number of parcels seized | — |
| Number of parcels condemned by magistrate | — |
| Number of carcases and offal surrendered | 7 |
| Number of carcases surrendered (excluding offal) | — |
| Number of articles surrendered | — |
| Number of parcels surrendered | 12 |
| Number of organs or parts surrendered during slaughtering | 299 |
| Infectious Diseases, Disinfections, etc.: | |
| Number of visits made | 833 |
| Number of rooms disinfected— | |
| 300 | |
| 121 | |
| (c) Other diseases | 24 |
| Number of rooms stripped and cleansed after infectious diseases— | |
| 19 | |
| 6 | |
| Number of articles disinfected or destroyed | 1641 |
| Smoke Abatement: | |
| Number of observations made | 164 |
| Number of nuisances outstanding from previous year | 1 |
| Number of nuisances found | 13 |
| Number of nuisances abated | 14 |
| Number of nuisances outstanding at end of year | — |
| Water Supply: | |
| Number of supplies provided or reinstated | 9 |
| Number of cisterns cleansed, repaired, covered, etc. | 1 |
| Number of draw taps connected direct to main | 47 |
| Number of water service pipes or taps repaired | 11 |
| Number of samples taken for analysis from local wells | 3 |
| Approximate percentage of houses supplied on constant system | 99.95 |
| Drainage and Sanitary Arrangements, etc., of existing Buildings— Water Closets: | |
| Number of water closets provided or reconstructed | 46 |
| Number of walls, etc., cleansed | 9 |
| Number repaired, supplied with water or otherwise improved | 321 |
| Number cleansed or unstopped | 6 |
| Approximate percentage of houses provided with water closets | 99 |