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Chingford 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]

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(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects
were remedied after service of formal
notices:
(a) by owners 2
(b) by Local Authority in default of owners —
Proceedings under sections 11 and 13 of Housing Act,
1936:
Demolition orders made —
Houses demolished —
Proceedings under Section 12 of Housing Act, 1936 :
Closing Orders —
Closing orders determined —
5. Housing Act—Overcrowding:
A. (1) *Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end
of the year 1
(2) Number of families dwelling therein 1
(3) Number of persons dwelling therein 10
B. Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 1
C. (1) †Number of new cases of overcrowding
relieved during the year 56
(2) Number of persons concerned in such cases 362
*Subject to Licence.
†"Relieved" means by L.C.C., Chingford
Borough Council or the persons concerned.
D. Particulars of any cases in which dwelling-houses
have again become overcrowded after the
Local Authority have taken steps for the
abatement of overcrowding —
Any other particulars regarding overcrowding —
Section E.—INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION
OF FOOD
Milk Supply
There are now only two cowsheds on the register for the
district; the number of retail purveyors of milk is 45 and one
wholesale purveyor.
The number of visits paid to cowsheds, dairies and milkshops
was 37. Four samples of milk were taken from a dairy, following
the occurrence of a case of typhoid fever; all samples were
satisfactory.
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936.
Graded MilKs. The following table shows the licences granted
during the year for the sale of milk under the new special designations,
as provided by the above Order:
5 dealers' licences to sell milk as Pasteurised.
3 supplementary licences to sell milk as Pasteurised.
3 dealers' licences to sell milk as Tuberculin Tested.
2 supplementary licences to sell milk as Tuberculin Tested.
1 supplementary licence to sell milk as Accredited.
1 dealer's licence to pasteurise and bottle milk.
1 dealer's licence to bottle and sell milk as Tuberculin Tested.
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