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CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S REPORT.
Council Offices,
Feltham, Middx.
Dr. D. McCarthy, M.B., Ch, B,,
Deputy Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
On August 11th, 1941 all work in connection with billeting
and requisitioning of properties was handed over to paid personel.
Housing Inspection, This work was being carrifcfl out systematically by
Mr, Connell from September, 1941 until April, 1942 when he resigned.
The vacant post was not filled by another Inspector. This obviously
Impeded the investigation of complaints and other vital work generally
in the district.
The shortage of houses is very acute in the district. Some
thirteen houses condemned as unfit are in the majority of cases still
being oocupied. Many houses have been taken over by firms as offices
and by Civil Defence, which to a certain degree adds to the shortage,
Food A distributing eentre under the Ministry of Food is situated at
Bedfont from which meat is supplied to the following districtsiThe
Boroughs of Twickenham and Heston and Isleworth and
the Urban Districts of Staines. Feltham, Yiewsley and West Drayton,
Sunbury ahd Hayes and H arlington.
All meat before being finally condemned has to be examined by
myself or Mr. Bell after having been returned by the above mentioned
districts to the Meat Depot, It will be readily realised that this
vital work has taken up a lot of time.