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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
Teddington 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Teddington]
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*N.B.—(3) Includes all classes of premises under periodical supervision, such as Cowsheds, Dairies, Slaughterhouses, Workshops, and Work-places, &c.
(5) Includes all visits and re-visits made by Sanitary Inspector in connection with 1-4.
No. 1.
COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.—SANITARY WORK, 1917.
| District of Teddington. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Enumerate (1) Adoptive Acts, (2) Bye-laws, in force in district. | Particulars as to Staff employed in Sanitary Department, specify if Inspectors are engaged in any other duties, and if so, what. | Inspections.1 | Action taken. (Other than under H. and T.P. Act.) | Dwelling Houses and Action under H. and T.P. Act, 1909. | Houses let in Lodgings. (Tenement Houses.) | Common Lodging Houses. | |||||||||||||||||
| Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1890, Parts II, III and V. | Part time Medical Officer of Health, One whole time Sanitary Inspector, who only has help when disinfecting premises. | Number of Premises inspected on Complaint. | (2) Number of Premises Inspected in connection with Infectious Diseases. | (3) Number of Premises under Periodical Inspection. | (4) Houses inspected from House-to-House (H. and T.P. Act.) | (5) Total Number of Inspections and Re-inspections made. | Cautionary or Intimation Notices Given. | Statutory Orders Issued. | Summonses Served. | Convictions Obtained. | Number of Houses found to be in a state Dangerous or Injurious to Health (Section 17). | Number of Representations made by M.O.H. (Section 17). | Number of Houses made Habitable without Closing Orders. | Number of Closing Orders made by L.A. (Section 17). | Number of Houses closed Voluntary. | Number of Closing Orders determined after repairs (Section 17). | Number of Houses demolished (a) by order of L.A. (Section 17), (b) Voluntarily. | Illegal Underground Rooms vacated. | Number Registered under Bye-Laws. | Number of Contraventions. | Number Registered under Bye-Laws. | Number of Inspections made. | Number of Contraventions. |
| Infectious Diseases (Notification) Act, 1899. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890 (Part III) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public Health Act (Amendment) Act, 1907. Part II Streets and Buildings, Part III Sanitary Provisions, Part IV Infectious Diseases, Part VI Recreation Gravel, Part X So much as is contained in Sections 92, 93 and 95. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canal Boats Act, 1877 and 1884. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public Libraries Act, 1892. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Private Street Works Act, 1892. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Infectious Diseases Prevention Act, 1890. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act, 1886. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Infectious Diseases Notification Act, 1890, extended to Acute Poliomyelitis, Cerebro-Spinal Fever, Tuberculosis and Measles. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bye-laws as to:— | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dairies, Cowsheds and Milk Shops. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Streets and Buildings. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Squatters, Gipsies and Tent Dwellers. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slaughter Houses. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regulating Street Cleansing. | 42 | 311 | 194 | 98 | 2019 | 156 | 3 | 0 | 0 | It has not been necessary to take any action under this act. | No Bye- laws. | None in district. | |||||||||||
| Removal of Refuse. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleansing and Emptying Private Ashpits and Cesspools. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keeping of Animals. | |||||||||||||||||||||||