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pail closets or cesspools.
556 complaints were received concerning choked
or defective public sewers and private drains.
40 statutory notices were served under Section
24 Public Health Act 1936 and the faults corrected.
94 water or smoke tests were applied, 139 waterclosets
and urinals cleansed repaired or replaced
23 new sinks provided and 5 repaired 1,242 lengths
of private drain and 402 of public sewers cleansed
or repaired 106 feet relaid. and 10 cesspools
cleansed or repaired.
Public Cleansing
Cleansing of streets and collection of refuse are
controlled by the Borough Engineer and Surveyor.
Collection is carried out weekly, or more often by
special arrangement from individual premises.
Disposal is by controlled tipping,
Arrangements for storage of refuse were however
improved at 29 premises as the result of
informal action.
Common Lodging Houses
There are no common lodging houses in the borough.
Section 235 of the Public Health Act, 1936
defines these as houses accommodating by night
poor persons who resort thereto and are allowed to
occupy one common room for the purpose of sleeping
or eating
An amendment of this definition would enable
local authorities to exercise better control over
premises used for very similar purposes but which
are neither common lodging houses nor houses in
multiple occupation as defined.
Food and Drugs
General
There are in the borough the following premises to
which the Food Hygiene (General) Regulations
apply.
3akehouses 19
Butchers 123
Cafes canteens . clubs 503
Chemists 65
Fish shops 36
Greengrocers 153
Groceries and provisions 255
Hotels, public houses off-licences 217
Food manufacturers and packers 34
Flour confectionery 53
Sugar confectionery 258
No certificates of exemption from the requirements
of Regulations 16 or 19 have been granted
Premises registered or licensed under the Food and
Drugs Act and Middlesex County Council Acts are
as follows.
Registered dairy 1
Registered distributors of milk 152
Pasteurisers licences in force 1
Dealer s (pre packed) licences in force
Pasteurised 136
Sterilised 72
Ultra heat treated 42
Untreated 27
Premises registered for manufacture, sale
and storage of ice cream 391
Premises registered for preparation of food 160
Registered hawkers of foodstuffs 57
There are no milk producers egg pasteurising plants
poultry processing establishments slaughterhouses
or knackers yards in the borough.
Sampling for analysis
The following samples were procured and sent to the
public analyst, Mr W B Chapman FRIC by arrange
ment with the Greater London Council
Various foods for assessment of pesticide 16
residues
Various foods for analysis 538
Drugs for analysis 120
Milk for analysis 13
Of these, 644 were routine samples and 27 were
specimens sent for examination in connection with
complaints or investigation of suspected irregu
larities The 16 examinations for pesticide residues
were taken in pursuit of a special investigation in
which this borough is co-operating.
Mould and foreign bodies continue to be the major
hazards. Other infringements relating to misleading
labels were dealt with informally and resulted in the
modification of formulations and correction of labels.
Space forbids a detailed exposition of a mass of
interesting information arising from this branch of the
work.
Six prosecutions under Section 2 of the Act and
four under Section 8 resulted in fines and costs
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