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Chigwell 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]

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Defective water fittings 9
,, internal walls (plaster) 25
,, floors, doors, etc 49
,, sash cords 23
,, stoves 15
Dampness 19
Under floor ventilation, lack of 2
Dustbins, inefficient, etc. 10
Verminous rooms 9
Dirty wall and ceilings 60
Miscellaneous 10
SECTION E.
Inspection and Supervision of Food
(a) Milk Supply.
There are 12 cowkeepers on the register for the
district; 2 produce and retail and 10 produce and sell
wholesale. The number of farms producing graded and
ungraded milk is :—Tuberculin Tested (Certified) 1 ;
Accredited 10; Ordinary 4. Total 15.
The cowsheds have been kept in a satisfactory
condition and 195 visits were made during the year.
Borders Farm, Loughton, closed down and
ceased to produce Accredited milk from the end of
September, 1945.
11 samples of milk were taken during the year,
8 proving satisfactory and 3 unsatisfactory. In the
latter case other samples were taken and the second
test was satisfactory.
There are seven dairies and milkshops on the
register. 99 visits to these premises have been made
during the year.
There are 14 retail purveyors of milk registered.
15