[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley UDC 1914].

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

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    to be hoped that the serious nuisance which arises from the periodical flooding of these houses will soon be rendered impossible. It will be interesting to make careful observations of the health of inhabitants of the new Garden Suburb now in construction on the Oakington Farm Estate, with a view to comparing its bill of health with those of less favoured quarters such as Mount Pleasant, Alperton,. and High Street, Wembley Hill, OVERCROWDING. Little need be added to what was said in this con¬ nection in the last annual report. The difficulty in finding suitable dwellings for poor people with large families is still very apparent. The lamentable absence of cottages which families with more than two children may occupy, is causing many to live in circumstances which are cramped and injurious to health, and the conditions will not be relieved until suitable cottages are built, Two cases of overcrowding were satisfactorily dealt with in the year. DAIRIES, COWSHEDS AND MILKSHOPS. The whole of these premises have been inspected from time to time, and the conditions usually prevailing: have been of a satisfactory character. It has been found necessary at times to warn cow- keepers of the absolute necessity of carrying out the Council’s Regulations with respect to the precautions to be taken by them against infection or contamination, and a verbal, followed by a written, warning has usually been effective. There is no reason, other than that of slackness on the part of the cowkeepers, why a clean milk should no^
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