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ANNUAL REPORT,
1907.
Wealdstone,
14th February, igo8.
To the Chairman ana Members 0f the Wealdstone Urban
District Council.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit to you my thirteenth
Annual Report upon the health and sanitary condition of
your district.
The Local Government Board in their memorandum
as to the nature and scope of the Annual Reports of Medical
Officers of Health desire that the following subjects shall
receive special attention:—
1. Physical features and general character of
district.
2. House accommodation; especially for working
classes.
3. Sewerage and Drainage; its sufficiency, or otherwise,
etc. Methods of sewage disposal, etc.
4. Excrement disposal.
5. Removal and disposal of house refuse.
6. Water supply of District.
7. Places over which the Council have supervision,
e.g., lodging-houses., slaughter-houses, dairies, cowsheds,
etc., etc.
8. Nuisances; proceedings taken for their abatement—any
remaining.
9. Methods of dealing with infectious diseases;
notification; isolation hospital accommodation; disinfection.
The memorandum, also states:—"'With regard
to such points it should be remembered that these reports
are for the information of the Board and of the County
Council, as well as of the Council of the district, arid
that a statement of local circumstances and a history of
local sanitary questions which may seem superfluous to the
latter, may often be needed by the former bodies."