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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
Chingford 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts:
| (1) | Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 9 |
| (2) | Number of dwelling-houses in which defects . were remedied after service of formal notices: | |
| (a) by owners | 9 | |
| (b) by Local Authority in default of owners | — | |
| Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936: | ||
| Demolition orders made | — | |
| Houses demolished | — | |
| Proceedings under Section 12 of Housing Act 1936 : | ||
| Closing orders | — | |
| Closing orders determined | — | |
Section E.—INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION
OF FOOD
Milk Supply.
There is only one cowshed on the register for the
Chingford district; the number of retail purveyors of milk is 30 and
one wholesale purveyor.
The number of visits paid to cowsheds, dairies and milkshops
was 19.
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936.
Graded Milks. The following table shows the licences granted
during the year for the sale of milk under the 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.
Ice Cream—Registration of Manufacturers and Vendors.
There were no applications for registration for the manufacture
of ice cream under Section 14 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938.
The number of persons registered at the end of the year was as
follows :
For the manufacture, storage and sale 19
For the storage and sale only 28
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