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Walthamstow 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Unsound Food.
| 80 bags of potatoes | 30 trunks of haddocks |
| 7 stones of mutton | 6 stones of herrings |
| 4 stones 6 lbs. of beef | 1 case of dates |
| 11 boxes of kippers | 4 cases of rabbits |
| 8 stones of skate | 62 cases of rabbits |
| 26 stones 6 lbs. of bacon | 29 cases of rabbits |
| 2 boxes of kippers | 50 cases of rabbits |
| 1 trunk of haddocks | 20 cases of rabbits |
| 1 ox liver | 22 cases of rabbits |
| 5 sheep carcases and all organs | 1 box of dabs |
| 3 lbs. of beef pieces | |
| 120 boxes of apples | 94 rolls of bacon (4½ cwts.) |
| 60 bags of potatoes | 1 sack of winkles |
The following were condemned and affected with T.B.:—
5 pigs heads. 1 sow pig and all organs.
Sale of Food and Drugs Act.
Number of samples taken 6
Number of samples found genuine 6
Unsound Food.
1 pig and all organs seized, T.B. Penalty on butcher, £10 and costs.
HOUSING.
Number of new houses erected during the year—
(а) Total 161
(b) As part of Municipal Housing scheme 159
I.—Unfit Dwelling Houses.
Inspection.
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health and Housing Acts) 6,145
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing (Inspection of District)
Regulations, 1910 110
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation nil
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusiveof those referred
to under the preceding sub-heading)found not to be
in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation 108