[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon RDC 1914].

  • Hendon (London, England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1915
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon RDC 1914]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Middlesex County Council carries out this Act. There are 31 persons on the register ; among them they have 42 cowsheds and 37 dairies and milk shops. There are 545 milch cows in the district. There were 90 inspections made of the cowsheds and 10 contraventions of the regula¬ tions were found. There were 80 visits made to the dairies, and one contravention found. The farm in Great Stanmore, which has been a source of trouble to us for some time past, has been kept in a much cleaner condition. No new names were added to the register this year The cost of the work is as follows :— To contractors, £737 ; disinfectant powder, £10 10s. Od. The contractors find their own shoots, except in the: case of Great Stanmore, where tlhe refuse is deposited at the Sewage Farm. The general method of dealing with the refuse is to sort it, and burn what is of no> commercial value. The Harrow Urban District Council ag'ain complained of our Pinner refuse, which is tipped at the bottom of Vaughan Road, Harrow. They were referred to the contractors. I again point out to you the difficulty of obtaining sites for the depositing of rubbish. Pinner is growing so fast that, in my opinion, the refuse ought to be dealt with by means of a proper dust destructor. There were 58 written complaints received this year as to the non-removal of rubbish, and numerous verbal complaints, mostly from Pinner. Much of this was caused by the short¬ age of carters owing to the war. Also requests have been received from Pinner for the collection to be made twice weekly instead of once. Food and Drugs Act. Dairies, Cow¬ sheds, and Milkshops. Collection and Disposal of House Refuse.
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