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Wealdstone 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wealdstone]

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the Council would strengthen our hands in dealing with
some of the defects enumerated in the last paragraph,
and others : " There are sections both in Part III. and IV.
of this Act which would, I think, be very useful in the
Sanitary Administration of the District if adopted by
the Council. Section 25 deals with the paving of yards
and Section 31 has reference to the compulsory fencing
in of vacant land adjacent to a street or road. It would
I think be advisable to adopt the whole of Part IV. as it
stands."
ADOPTIVE ACTS, BYE-LAWS & REGULATIONS
IN FORCE IN THE DISTRICT.
ACTS ADOPTED
Infectious Disease Prevention Act, 1890.
Public Health Amendment Act, 1890, part III.
Bye-Laws in Force with respect to—
Common Lodging-Houses, P.H.A. T.875, Section 80.
Slaughter-Houses, P.H.A., 1875, Section 169, and
Towns Improvement Clauses Act, 1847, Section 128.
Houses Let in Lodgings, P.H.A., 1875, Section 90.
Prevention of Nuisances, P.H.A., 1875, Section 44.
Public Cemeteries, P.H.A., 1875, Section 141, and
corporated with P.H. (Interments) Act 1879.
New Streets and Buildings, P.H.A., 1875, Section
157 ; and P.H.A.A.A., 1890, Section 23.
Public Recreation Ground, P.H.A., 1875, Section 164.
REGULATIONS IN FORCE.
Contagious Diseases Animals Act, 1886.
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshop Orders of 1885.
VACCINATION RETURNS FOR 1907.

Through the kindness of the Vaccination Officer, Mr. A. Bone, I am again able to supply the following statistics of vaccination in the district :—

Births.Successfully Vaccinated.Objection Certificates.Deaths Unvaccin-ated.Removals.Postponed on Medical CertificateCertified Insusceptible.
3031826317741

Number not yet dealt with (majority under 4 months) 29.