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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
West Ham 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Density of families per occupied separate dwelling:—
| England and Wales | 1.12 | ||
| County of London | 1.63 | ||
| County of Essex | 1.17 | ||
| West Ham | 1.48 | ||
| East Ham | 1.29 | ||
| Leyton | 1.31 | ||
| Barking | 1.13 | ||
| Ilford | 1.13 | ||
| West Ham | 1.14 | 4689 | 62.8* |
| East Ham | .93 | 3324 | 42.8 |
| Leyton | .86 | 2594 | 49.5 |
| Ilford | .75 | 8493 | 15.4 |
| Barking | 1.02 | 3809 | 13.5 |
| County of Essex | .84 | 977764 | 1.8 |
(inclusive of above)
* includes 123 acres of waterways
In considering working class property maintenance it must not
be forgotten that in addition to the work already outlined, no less
than 7,617 Notices were served under the Public Health Acts,
many of them requiring the execution of extensive repair works.
In connection with the enforcement of these, 942 summonses were
issued and dealt with by the Court.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
MILK SHOPS AND DAIRIES.
Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915.
Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922.
Milk and Dairies Order, 1926.
There were 224 inspections of dairies and milk purveyors'
premises made during the year. Eleven persons were registered
as purveyors of bottled milk only, and two as dairymen and their
premises as dairies, and there were transfers in respect of 9 dairies
and 20 purveyors of bottled milk.
Three dairymen occupying premises without the Borough
were registered as purveyors within the Borough.
There are now 107 premises registered as dairies and their
occupiers as dairymen, and 623 persons registered as purveyors
of bottled milk only, their premises not being registered as dairies.
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