[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood].

  • Southall-Norwood (London, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1898
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    28 Nuisances. Nuisance from Soft Core. In January, I inspected a heap of refuse deposited alongside the Dock at Yeading, in the District of the Uxbridge Rural Sanitary Authority. I found the deposit to consist of some hundreds of loads of combustible material, containing amongst other things, rags, bedding, paper, and animal and vegetable matter. The heap was slowly burning and giving off immense volumes of smoke, and since the combustion was not complete, noxious fumes were being given off at the same time. There can be no question that the foul smells we had experienced, more especially on the South side of our District arose from this heap, and that such odours were injurious to the health of persons exposed to them. Alleged Nuisance Mill Pond. In September, the Council instructed me to report as to an alleged Nuisance at the Mill Pond. I failed to discover any Nuisance which would justify a statutory notice, yet it appeared to me that during the prevalence of hot weather the pond would become a nuisance from the decomposition of the fungus growth, which more or less covers its surface. Nuisance from Pig Keepers. A serious Nuisance from this cause was investigated by the Surveyor and myself. We found the premises in question in a most foul condition and totally inadequate for the number of animals kept. The sewage was found to be polluting the river Crane. Notice was served to abate the nuisance by reducing the number of animals kept by half, and to provide an efficient system of sewage disposal. The notice has been complied with. Cowsheds, Dairies and Milk Shops. Number of Cow Sheds on Register 7 Number of Milk Shops on Register 5 These premises have been regularly inspected and are in a satisfactory condition. The supervision of the milk supply daily becomes of greater importance, because it is not only a frequent means for the spread of infection disease; but constitutes as it does the chief diet of children, it is highly important to insure its purity. With this end in view the Inspector takes samples frequently, and in case of an adulteration legal proceedings are taken. During the year out of 23 samples taken, only 2 were found to be adulterated.
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