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Tottenham 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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EXHUMATIONS.
2 exhumations took place at the Tottenham Cemetery, under the
supervision of the Sanitary Inspector. The Home Office requirements
were complied with.
SMALL DWELLINGS ACQUISITION ACT.
The Sanitary Inspectors are required to report upon the condition
of properties proposed to be acquired under the Small Dwellings
Acquisition Act. The sanitary conditions of such properties have been
the subject of 32 reports during 1927.
PREMISES AND OCCUPATIONS WHICH CAN BE
CONTROLLED BY BYE-LAWS OR REGULATIONS.
SLAUGHTER HOUSES.—There are 12 private Slaughter
Houses in the District, 5 being registered and 7 licensed. They are
periodically visited, and it has not been found that any offence has been
created.
DAIRIES, COWSHEDS AND MILKSHOPS.
15 applications for registration from retail purveyors of milk were
received during the year. These were acceded to.
There are at present 111 retail purveyors on the register.
5 purveyors were licensed for the sale of "Grade A (Tuberculin
Tested)" Milk, 2 for the sale of "Certified" Milk, 1 for the sale of
"Pasteurised" Milk (supplementary license), and 1 for the sale of
"Certified" Milk (supplementary license).
Periodical inspection is made of the premises where Graded Milk
is bottled.
No action was required to be taken under the Public Health
(Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.