[Report 1907] / Medical Officer of Health, Hampton Wick Local Board / U.D.C.

  • Hampton Wick (England). Local Board.
Date:
1907
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Credit: [Report 1907] / Medical Officer of Health, Hampton Wick Local Board / U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    With the approval of the Local Government Board, the Council’s Surveyor, Mr. Taylor, was appointed to fill the vacant post, and he began to perform his additional work on October 1st. Before Mr. Rayner vacated his post he accompanied me in August, when I inspected the greater part of the district, and in December I inspected the remainder with the newly appointed Sanitary Inspector. Yery few sani- tary defects were found, such as stopped drains, leaky pipes, damp walls, accumulation of manure and defective ashpits. The five workingmen’s cottages, containing ten tenements, erected by the Tramway Company, were found to be in good condition, and the sanitary arrangements in the Public Elementary Schools were also found to be satisfactory. BAKEHOUSES. There are two bakehouses in the district, and in both cases the regulations were complied with. SLAUGHTEE HOUSES. There is only one slaughterhouse in the district. It has existed in the same locality for about 50 years. It was found to be in a cleanly condition, and to have a sufficient supply of water. It complied with the regu- lations of the Bye-laws adopted in 1894. DAIRIES, COWSHEDS AND MILKSHOPS. There are two milkshops and one cowkeeper in the district. Their premises were periodically inspected, and were found to be in good condition, the regulations of the Bye-laws adopted in 1890 being complied with. The cows were inspected by a veterinary surgeon and were found to be healthy. The bulk of milk consumed in the district is imported from outside. It is hardly necessary