[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton].

  • Acton (London, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
[1911]
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    3 By the Order of the Local Government Board, dated December 13th, 1910, Article 19, section 14, it is prescribed that the Medical Officer of Health shall as soon as practicable after the 31st December in each year make an Annual Report to the Council, up to the end of December, on the Sanitary circumstances, the Sanitary Administration and the vital statistics of the District. In addition to any other matters upon which he may consider it desirable to report, his Annual Report shall contain the information indicated in the following paragraphs, together with such further information as We may from time to time require :— (a) An account of any influences threatening the health of the District, the prevalence of infectious or epidemic disease therein, and the measures taken for their prevention. (b) An account of all general and special inquiries made during the year. (c) An account of the work performed by the Inspector of Nuisances during the year, including the statement supplied in pursuance of Article 20 (16) of this Order. (d) A statement as to the conditions affecting the whole someness of the milk produced or sold in the District. (e) A statement as to the conditions affecting the whole somenesss of foods for human consumption, other than milk, produced or sold in the District. (f) A statement as to the sufficiency and quality of the water supply of the District and of its several parts, and in areas where the supply is from water works, information as to whether the supply is constant or intermittent. (g) A statement as to the pollution of rivers or streams in the District.