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Twickenham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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3. Action under statutory powers during the year.
| A.—Proceedings under sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing' Acts, 1936 | ||
| (1) | Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | 7 |
| (2) | Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices: — | |
| (a) By owners | 4 | |
| (£>) By local authority in default of owners | Nil | |
| B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts: — | ||
| (1) | Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 34 |
| (2) | Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:— | |
| (a) By owners | 29 | |
| (b) By local authority in default of owners | Nil | |
| C.—Proceedings under sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936 | ||
| (1) | Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | 8 |
| (2) | Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | 14 |
| D.—P | roceedings under section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:— | |
| (1) | Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | 2 |
| (2) | Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit | 2 |
| 4. Housing Act, 193G. Part 5—Overcrowding. | ||
| (a)( i) | Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year | 192 |
| (ii) | Number of families dwelling therein | 195 |
| (iii) | Number of persons dwelling therein | 1,193½ |
| (b) N | umber of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year | 9 |
| (c) (i) | Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year | 11 |
| (ii) | Number of persons concerned in such cases | 55½ |
Inspection and Supervision of Food.
Milk Supply.
There arc on the registers of the Department three cowkeepcrs and 101
dairymen and purveyors of milk. The inspection of all premises comes
within the routine work of the Sanitary Inspectors. During the year, 410
visits were made.
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936. The following licences for
the sale, of designaved milk were in force during the year:-
" Tubercutin tested'' milk 9
" Pasteurised " milk 24
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