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Heston and Isleworth 1934

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

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PREMISES AND OCCUPATIONS CONTROLLED BY BYE-LAWS
OR REGULATIONS.
There are 496 known places in this district which call for periodical inspection as follows :—
Houses let in Lodgings, Common Lodging Houses, Bakehouses, Slaughterhouses,
Cowsheds, Piggeries, Stables, Dairies and Milkshops, Offensive Trades, Laundries (nonfactory),
Workshops, Workplaces, Outworkers' Premises and Ice Cream Vendors' Premises.
SCHOOLS.
There are now 20 public elementary schools and one Central School. Some are modern
up-to-date buildings, and others of the transitional period and not up to modern standards; some
are considerably older and unsatisfactory from a hygienic point of view. These are being brought
up-to-date so far as their structure allows.
CANAL BOATS.
COPY OF REPORT FORWARDED TO THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH
DATED 11th FEBRUARY, 1935.
Canal Boats Acts, 1877 to 1884.
In accordance with Section 3 of the Canal Boats Act, 1884, I beg to present herewith the
Annual Report for the year ended 31st December, 1934, as to the execution of the Canal Boats
Acts, 1877, and 1884, and of the Regulations made thereunder, within the Borough of Heston and
Isleworth, Middlesex.
Inspectors Appointed under Canal Boats Acts, at 31st December, 1934
R. H. Butler (Chief Sanitary Inspector).
G. W. Ashworth (District Sanitary Inspector).
A. H. Cornhill (District Sanitary Inspector).
G. Latimer (District Sanitary Inspector).
K. J. Smith (District Sanitary Inspector).
No special remuneration is paid for the position.

Number of Inspections, etc.:—

Number of Inspections made95
Number of Canal Boats inspected83
Number of boats found in order70
Number of boats with one infringement10
Number of boats with two infringements3
Nature of Contraventions, etc.:—
Cabins not weatherproof6
Periodical painting of interiors not carried out3
Cabins overcrowded3
Registration Certificates not in order3
Defective stoves1

Legal Proceedings:—
No legal proceedings have been taken during the year.
Infectious Disease:—
No cases of infectious disease were reported as occurring among the Canal Boat population
during the year.
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