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cb1e792f-6f8c-4eb0-a9d0-9758dec00686 | 458 Houses re scabies 12 Houses re Housing Act 651 Houses re slum clearance and redevelopment 574 Housing' Act — Improvement Grants 225 Houses re verminous persons.. 63 House-to-House inspections .. 2,274 Rag Flock premises 10 Houses re Certificates of Disrepair 127 Pet Animals premises 76 Houses re requests for permit... |
f0b7df55-5c4b-4902-9d01-6f24aaf5ec0d | 188 Work places 48 Stables 46 Shops Act inspections 1,103 Exhumations 23 Food Premises 3,427 Factories re trade effluent sampling 5 Itinerant vendors 24 Complaints re food 41 Accommodation for immigrants 3 Shops re Pharmacy and Poisons 148 Heating appliances (fireguards) 31 National Assistance Act re burial of deceased... |
e1defe2b-c625-44c1-82c9-a725fc8256fc | repaired or renewed 408 Walls repaired or renewed 1,241 Lighting and ventilation defects remedied 723 Damp walls and other damp conditions remedied 2,077 Areas and yards paved or repaired 112 Fireplaces, hearths, flues, etc. repaired or renewed 224 Sinks, S.W. pipes, etc., repaired or renewed 92 Floors, skirting and ot... |
eae0d7fc-30bf-4edf-b545-ff0feb4c3910 | During 1955 it was not found necessary to institute legal proceedings in order to obtain compliance with notices served under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, and other relevant Acts, Regulations and Bye-laws. Water Supply. The Borough is provided with a domestic water supply entirely by the Metropolitan Water Boa... |
7ba4fe81-7777-45f9-929c-765df38ab8e0 | Of the remainder, three in North Woolwich have been sealed off and one in Elthain has been replaced by a supply from the Metropolitan Water Board. Samples of the water were taken from the wells in use for bacteriological examination. The results showed the water to be satisfactory. Drainage. A total of 504 drainage def... |
0ce7c9b3-24c5-45f9-8626-44cc283c2d5e | In these three cases, after the service of notices under Section 40 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, the work of repair and reconstruction was carried out by the Borough Engineer's Department, the cost being apportioned among the responsible owners. Common Lodging Houses. During the last ten years there have be... |
2429367c-a20f-45f1-9196-5ea61c7dd782 | The Sanitary Inspectors, in the course of routine inspections or as a result of complaints received from tenants, ascertained during the year that new dustbins were required at 109 premises. New dustbins were provided by the owners as a result of informal or formal action by the Department under the provisions of Secti... |
40039708-7fb0-4902-9b68-4901b2734fd1 | The Public Health (London) Act, 1936, as amended by the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1952, places restrictions, in the interests of public health, on sales by dealers in rags, old clothing and similar articles. During the year the Council instituted legal proceedings in respect of an offence against the ... |
4a411bea-3c4c-4fd1-9c98-641d92d363cc | During the year twelve samples of rag flock and other filling materials were obtained for analysis. Each sample was subjected to a number of prescribed tests, and satisfactory reports were received in respect of all the samples analysed. Six of the samples were of rag flock, three of woollen mixture, and one each of ha... |
3a1c473a-4436-4bb0-9d6c-d7463c6a1e20 | Section 18 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1954, provides for the control by Metropolitan Borough Councils of Hairdressers and Barbers by their registration and the registration of their premises. Metropolitan Borough Councils have the option whether or not to operate these provisions. Having decided... |
d8d22101-9b80-4d13-b87f-589a949e4586 | Regular inspections of these premises are being made by the Council's Sanitary Inspectors. Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933. The registration and supervision of sellers of Part II poisons (i.e., other than registered pharmacists) is carried out by the Council under the above Act. The number of persons entered on the Coun... |
3185e118-dcb7-4189-a462-95d42255d4e1 | Where the cause of the infestation appears to be due to defective drains or other defects in the building, the owner is requested to effect the necessary repairs. In this connection the Department carried out 38 smoke tests on suspected defective drains at rat infested premises, and these tests produced evidence of 21 ... |
8f2fe03a-a6df-4d27-90d1-897bf4e9f253 | With the co-operation of the Borough Engineer's Department, two sewer treatments and one test baiting were undertaken during 1955, and in this way the number of rats in the sewers has been kept under control. The number of " takes " recorded at the December treatment showed a 14 per cent, fall on the previous treatment... |
22e8a711-6eb1-4119-900c-6c949aae68a0 | The pantechnicon was also used to carry out the Hydrogen Cyanide treatment to two three-piece suites. Charges totalling £22 4s. lOd. were made upon the responsible persons for the treatments referred to above. During 1955 several complaints of wasps nesting in houses or gardens were received and in seven cases the Depa... |
c231f66f-b923-437c-8cbe-a916bc028733 | (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities .. 28 86 31 – (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority 338 376 – (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) — – Total... |
94a6b39d-114c-4f9c-87b7-dab4793d4053 | Want of cleanliness 8 8 - 2 - Overcrowding - - - - - Inadequate ventilation .. - - - - - Ineffective drainage of floors 2 2 - - - Sanitary Conveniences :— (a) Insufficient - - - - - (6) Unsuitable or defective 31 31 - 15 - (c) Not separate for sexes _ Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to O... |
484de5d4-9e50-4983-b3e4-6e2318b18d71 | Wearing Apparel 122 Lampshades 349 Stuffed Toys 17 Household Linen 14 Box Making 1 Making of Curtains and Furniture Hangings 1 Over 87 per cent. of these outworkers are employed by local firms, and the remainder by firms throughout the country from such distant places as Yeovil and Bradford. Local industry also employs... |
b5f35215-a9f4-4589-9670-a2cf33e79c3e | The co-operation of voluntary bodies interested in the welfare of old people is an important factor, and in order to co-ordinate this work the Council are in close liaison with the General Practitioners, the County Council, local hospitals and the Woolwich Council of Social Service, and other voluntary bodies. 17 The C... |
a5167ca2-9d40-4562-81e8-718a5d139099 | However, a number of elderly persons were considered to be in need of special attention and were persuaded to enter an old persons' home or hospital for treatment without recourse to the statutory provisions. Cleanliness of Old People. Under the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1953 in any case where an aged... |
442af7ba-3da1-4fc9-a821-92e2378d17ac | The holiday scheme for old people in the Borough was again very popular, and by means of these arrangements 86 old persons living in the Borough were able to have a holiday during the year. Forty people went away in the month of May, two in June, and 44 in August or September. Holidays for six other persons were arrang... |
66a6985b-b47b-40d4-9762-aa9011e52f8d | Such a holiday entails extra expense for accommodation with the provision of nursing and other care, and also the cost of ambulance transport through the auspices of the British Red Cross Society. The patients and their families often provided a large part of the cost for such a holiday, but sometimes there was difficu... |
af436b8a-360d-46f2-ad56-507d641c5a18 | On the 1st January the supply of meals to the Eltham Lunch Club was obtained from a local caterer, instead of from the County Council's Eltham High Street restaurant which closed at the end of 1954. The Borough Council continue to make a substantial grant to the Woolwich Council of Social Service towards the running co... |
972b2044-4e3b-44ff-a2bb-3db3e49607a9 | 18 It was reported that a similar scheme was operating successfully in two other London Boroughs where the work is provided mainly by local manufacturers as " hand-outs," the operations being adjusted as far as possible to meet the needs of each worker. The Health Committee considered this matter in some detail, and in... |
0218bd04-55ff-4e42-88f8-56bde9ba767a | Whilst the scheme would undoubtedly be of benefit to the old people from the community point of view, in view of the initial cost and the problematical response which the Woolwich Council of Social Service had ascertained, after careful consideration the Council decided that no further action be taken for the time bein... |
2d5d2d85-223f-44c5-a0cd-1cdd3262b4f0 | 177 inspections were made during the year, and as a result 47 defects were found requiring the service of 17 informal notices and two formal notices. All these defects were subsequently remedied. Excellent co-operation continues to exist between the brewery companies and the officers of this Department, which has resul... |
a37c2017-50e8-4632-b22d-55b0f097ddff | There are 86 street sweepers employed on the work and, in addition, a mechanical sweeper and sprinkler is used to sweep the roads in the shopping areas adjacent to Powis Street, Plumstead High Street and Eltham High Street. Over 9,000 street gullies are cleansed periodically by mechanical gully-cleansing machines. Reco... |
a1a5b031-2710-47de-8cbb-25959a3d606b | cm./day. Jan. Feb. March April May June July August Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. No. 1 Woolwich Dockyard 3.10 4.02 3.69 1.82 1.72 1.80 2.53 2.09 2.17 3.28 2.73 2.84 No. 2 Municipal Offices 4.82 5.48 4.66 2.58 2.16 2.24 2.66 2.33 2.70 4.74 4.26 3.90 No. 3 Abbey Wood Omnibus Garage 3.52 4.17 2.95 2.01 1.76 1.48 1.46 1.53 2.04 3.... |
431896b2-00f7-4ba1-911e-485557ffda2d | 4 Shooters Hill Golf Club 3.71 4.22 3.65 1.96 1.64 1 . 73 1.89 1.79 1.76 3.44 3.49 2.94 No. 5 Eltham High Street Area 2.18 2.64 2.52 1.20 0.88 0.90 0.94 0.91 0.76 1 . |
7afeb509-24a5-426a-9ff7-5df556ce3c49 | 71 2.04 1.63 Other Stations in County or London— Highest 8.25 8.42 7.5 6.3 5.3 4.6 2.8 4.5 4.7 7.5 7.9 7.4 Lowest 0.43 1.23 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.8 Station. Total Solid Matter Collected. Monthly Deposit in Tons per Sq. Mile. Jan. Feb. March April May June July August Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. No. |
8332673c-b79f-49ed-be59-6b5ada68fb65 | 1 Woolwich Dockyard 53.46 47.42 55.33 31.31 53.63 42.05 26.6 34.12 37.75 38.42 41.42 28.61 No. 2 Municipal Offices 28.31 21.58 23.27 15.40 23.75 24.15 15.51 25.94 22.73 21.59 19.8 22.09 No. 3 Abbey Wood Omnibus Garage 24.68 20.58 27.51 14.54 24.98 19.98 19.31 24.82 19.98 26.28 18.44 19.18 No. |
9295c705-44da-4a6f-8c35-9f6f9fe17a91 | 4 Shooters Hill Golf Club 14.04 11.87 16.01 9.50 15.21 17.68 10.77 15.07 13.91 12.64 11.57 10.44 No. |
9da33afd-9125-4857-bc07-4ca43a57d204 | 5 Eltham High Street Area 14.86 11.86 13.01 9.32 14.73 14.80 10.77 13.31 10.98 10.64 9.05 8.24 Other Stations in County or Lond on— Highest 244.7 66.2 57.9 77.8 130.3 57.9 39.5 48.4 43.9 85.4 44.2 93.4 Lowest 12.7 10.07 9.47 9.3 11.9 11.4 4.2 9.3 8.9 10.64 5.1 6.9 House and Trade Refuse. During the year under review, 4... |
d102e400-8346-4ad3-af66-80576be77dbb | The difference between the two weights is largely the quantity of refuse delivered to the Refuse Destructor from the Royal Arsenal and Army Barracks. Material salvaged during the year amounted to 1,976 tons at a value of £8,777. Public Conveniences. Sixteen conveniences for men and a similar number for women are mainta... |
3609cc28-b5ec-42a5-a5c3-99c4135364a9 | This service continues to be used and appreciated by the public although some people still prefer the paid washing facilities which include the supply of a linen towel. The number of paper towels used during the year was 55,000. The information regarding Street Cleansing, Refuse Disposal, Public Conveniences and Free W... |
859b679a-2f87-4fb0-a332-f9f6c7c29d3d | During the year improvements were made in the Public Laundry service at Plumstead Baths, and two 25 lbs. capacity washing machines and four modern hydro-extractors were installed. This new facility has been much appreciated by the public, and it has been necessary to extend the hours of opening to meet the demand. The ... |
541ea19e-79b8-455f-8047-7b5c01b521e2 | The Indoor Cricket School at Eltham Baths again had a very successful season. The outstanding feature of last season was perhaps the Kent County Cricket Club's Coaching Scheme for schoolboys which was held there for the first time, and which it is proposed to continue next season. Early last year the plant at the Woolw... |
22da6d2b-4022-449d-b9af-f8c54488ec86 | Attendances during that period were as follows :— Swimming 422,085 Slipper Baths 143,710 Turkish Baths 10,250 Public Laundry 9,650 Free Baths to Old Age Pensioners and Unemployed Persons 4,139 21 Swimming Bath Water. During 1955, 58 samples of swimming bath water were taken from the Council's public baths at Woolwich, ... |
2bb89515-fe20-4789-a41e-bc4983414eac | Woolwich 22 0 7.7 1.53 74.7 Plumstead 20 0 7.3 1.9 74.8 Eltham 16 0 7.83 1.77 74.6 Boating and Paddling Pools. With the co-operation of the Borough Engineer, the regular chlorination of boating and paddling pools was continued throughout the year. Pool attendants add chloride of lime to the pools each evening in quanti... |
66e83eae-28d0-498d-a599-56beef410120 | At the end of 1955 there were estimated to be 41,956 dwellings in the Borough. The number inspected for housing defects under the Public Health or Housing Acts was 7,452 (compared with 7,365 in 1954) and 1,406 houses were found to be not in all respects reasonably fit for habitation. Some 1,038 houses were rendered fit... |
d0ffa91a-6fc2-4394-80e0-b793043fa333 | In two cases the County Council provided other accommodation. A further 193 families were visited after complaints of overcrowding or at the request of the London County Council or the Borough Council Housing Departments. Reports were sent to both Housing Departments setting out details of the applicants' present accom... |
3bfcbd5c-75d9-4e86-86f6-a5a6b71be01f | Formal notices were served on the owners under the provisions of the Housing Acts to secure the demolition or closure of these houses, and the Council subsequently made Closing Orders in respect of the following 18 houses, and Demolition Orders in respect of the remaining seven houses :— Closing Orders : 180, Plumstead... |
d55355a1-9c71-401d-bdae-768f4bce4a99 | 83, McLcod Road (hutment) 59, Beresford Street 15, Woolwich High Street 242, Woolwich Church Street. A further seven individual unfit houses had been represented to the Council at the end of the year, for demolition or closure. During the year the Council made Closing Orders in respect of unfit rooms at a further eleve... |
cdd218b3-71e7-4331-b15e-a6938b1e31c7 | Basement rooms. Basement rooms. Basement rooms. Basement rooms. Basement front and back and basement scullerv rooms. During the year the Council determined a Closing Order made in 1937 in respect of the basement rooms at 17, Milward Street, on being satisfied that these rooms had been made fit for habitation. A Closing... |
7b50fb8e-611b-40d3-873e-24d987edcd61 | The number of inspections under the Housing Act, 1949, relating to applications for Improvement Grants, considerably increased during the year and totalled 222. 23 SLUM CLEARANCE Clearance Areas. The Council's programme of properties in the Borough scheduled to be cleared during the years 1950-55 was substantially comp... |
bc2b6f99-e43b-41c2-8d3a-99d31f01e482 | I represented, in 1954, that this area, comprising 16 houses, should be dealt with for clearance. The Minister of Housing and Local Government held a Public Inquiry in respect of this area on the 19th April, 1955. Objections had been made by the owners of Nos. 17 and 18, Borgard Road, 25-31, 32 and 33-38, Eustace Place... |
0595ff61-1a53-4697-86ea-cc40571f8cc5 | The Council declared the area to be a clearance Area in November, 1954. In September, 1955, the Minister of Housing and Local Government confirmed the Council's Clearance Order without modification. Greenlaw Place (No. 2 Area). This Area comprises the following dwelling houses : 25-47 (odd) Kingsman Street, which I rep... |
666a223c-8412-426f-a78f-b52cad1b7333 | 36 and 38, Church Hill from the Clearance Area ; also 41 properties which the Council had already acquired by agreement had been excluded from the Order. Greenlaw Place (No. 4 Area). There are only two houses in this area, and the Council's Clearance Order was confirmed by the Minister during 1955. Samuel Street (Nos. ... |
515b77a2-7bb5-44d7-a0a8-da424614d4a9 | 2 Order : 39-43 (odd), Samuel Street 49-67 (odd), Samuel Street 66-78 (even), Frances Street 117-125 (odd), Frances Street 129-151 (odd), Frances Street 25-31 (cons.), Chapel Hill 24 33, Chapel Hill 2-6 (cons.), Harrington Buildings. No. 3 Order : 15 and 17, Samuel Street. No. 4 Order : 3-9 (odd), Samuel Street. No. 5 ... |
a5dacb85-38fc-4041-923f-75a8c136ef37 | In addition, there are some " added " properties which will be required to be purchased by the Council in order to develop the area adequately. Slum Clearance Programme, 1956-60. During the year the Borough Council, in consultation with the County Council, agreed on a substantial slum clearance programme to be undertak... |
a119acaf-07cb-4f37-989f-623ef1520041 | Among the areas to be dealt with by the County Council is the Glenalvon Place Area, Woolwich, comprising approximately 150 properties. Certificates of Disrepair. Under the provisions of the Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954, the landlord of a property may, subject to certain conditions, increase the rent of the prope... |
bbd7f8c3-262a-4fea-8c28-053a90af7af2 | The Health Committee on being satisfied that all the work listed on the Certificates of Disrepair had been satisfactorily carried out, revoked 18 of these Certificates, the remaining six applications being refused as the work had not been completed satisfactorily. During the year the Council also issued eleven Certific... |
d27449ea-3b80-4442-b15f-fd59e4c9459f | The number of dwellings built in the Borough of Woolwich during the year 1955 may be summarised as follows :— By the Borough Council 213 By the London County Council 79 By the Housing Association 75 By private enterprise 65 Total 432 25 In addition, at the end of the year, a further 254 dwellings were under constructio... |
a5ecda24-2976-4db9-8b4e-04aba7abc74f | One scheme for 128 new dwellings has been completed, a second scheme for 76 dwellings is under construction, and a third scheme for 124 dwellings is in preparation. The development of various smaller sites in the Borough has continued, and in addition a start has been made on three further schemes on the Coldharbour Es... |
fdd322bc-31f5-4e87-a2f0-0cd783b8b864 | During 1955 a full programme was again undertaken by the Council's Health Education Unit which regularly visits local organisations in their own meeting place and presents informal talks and sound films and film strips dealing with health and allied subjects. Altogether, 84 film programmes were presented during the yea... |
0275548a-50f3-4ece-a323-308b0579f4d1 | As in past years, one film usually of 20-30 minutes' duration dealing with a health subject was presented, this being augmented by shorter films of general interest. All film showings are of approximately one hour's duration, the informal talk preceding the showing of the film. Of the 84 film programmes presented, 12 w... |
a3a18d3b-d94a-42ae-9da3-70c8308eff11 | The inaugural meeting was held at the Town Hall on the 31st January, with His Worship the Mayor as Chairman, and with Sir William Steward, Member of Parliament for West Woolwich in support. The first part of the evening was 26 devoted to short speeches by Councillor G. E. Offord, Chairman of the Health Committee ; Dr. ... |
d0255f5e-d034-42ba-80f7-dc0d1beda15a | The audience, which numbered approximately 250, included many members of the Council, representatives of interested organisations, officers of this and other local authorities, together with residents of the Borough. A fortnight prior to the inaugural meeting at the Town Hall, letters, together with posters and invitat... |
0a65139f-0e9c-4736-bb2e-87c0632d520b | On Friday, the 28th and Saturday, the 29th January, a van equipped with public address equipment was hired and toured the Borough giving public announcements of the inaugural meeting. The Solid Smokeless Fuels Federation mobile exhibition which toured the Borough formed an attractive display of four of the more common ... |
15d818b0-6713-49a5-8ad7-90659be80367 | Coinciding with the opening of the exhibition in various parts of the Borough local public meetings were held in halls adjacent to the sites. Each meeting was given advance publicity in the local press and written invitations were distributed to over 1,000 households in the vicinity of the meeting place. The Chairman o... |
c7f2aee8-fe75-4ba2-a950-e4c372f0059a | A local firm kindly offered shop premises at the corner of Thomas Street and Wellington Street for use by the Council free of charge, and this offer was gratefully accepted. The Council, in conjunction with the Solid Smokeless Fuels Federation, converted the ground floor of the shop into an exhibition, and an Informati... |
b8ae24c4-0f29-4cfa-abd0-33f4781f7fb8 | These are 27 standard instruments used by the Council for the measurement of air pollution Samples of stonework collected locally which had suffered considerable damage from atmospheric pollution were also on display. The Centre was staffed by the Health Department from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Saturday, for the pe... |
910b7cf6-4328-468b-82fc-b4c272ec6cd1 | The Council's Smoke Abatement campaign was continued during the week commencing 26th September with the autumn Smoke Abatement Exhibition at the Town Hall, organised by the Health Department, which was opened by Sir Hugh Beaver, Chairman of the recent Government Committee of Inquiry into Air Pollution. At the opening c... |
0677090f-813c-4866-9266-da802eb85bdc | On the Health Department stand a wide range of industrial smoke prevention equipment had been installed, together with the latest measuring instruments in use by the Fuel Research Station. A number of guided parties representing local organisations and schools attended the Exhibition during the week. A feature of the w... |
f34fe6cf-d0aa-43bc-801a-32b254814e23 | An advertising banner was hung in Powis Street, and details of the Exhibition were sent to local organisations and to factory managements. The Exhibitors received numerous enquiries from members of the public interested. In this respect, as the Exhibition had as its aim helping to make Woolwich more Smoke Abatement con... |
65ee2d92-0d59-4f36-aca5-30ca4e18489c | 28 As in past years, 500 copies per month of the booklet, " Better Health " were made available to members of the public during the year and were distributed through the Council's Libraries and other public buildings, and at the Health Education sessions. The two large poster sites in Woolwich were used for the display... |
7a89a4fe-95f8-428c-acda-704913e4514d | Much useful information on the prevention of home and industrial accidents is to be found in the booklet. INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD Premises where Food is Prepared and Offered for Sale. A total of 3,427 inspections of food premises was carried out during the year. Details of the registered food premises at the... |
d4ac3e42-215b-4e75-9675-3d6174f6faea | 111 162 Premises where Sausages are Manufactured 95 173 Premises where Fish is Cured or Prepared for Frying 40 107 Wholesale Dealer in Margarine 1 4 Restaurants, Cafes and Snack Bars 204 643 Industrial & School Meals Service Canteens.. 92 257 Markets 1 Daily Bakehouses 27 50 Itinerant Vendors.. — 24 Non-registered Prem... |
05156729-18b6-4d7a-926b-83c3fe569101 | 29 226 dealers' licences and 73 supplementary licences were issued under the provisions of the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1949, which authorised the use of the special designations " Pasteurised," " Tuberculin Tested " and " Sterilised." Samples of milk were submitted to the Public Analyst for chemical an... |
d1d65804-4e8e-469b-a882-633beb9ddc18 | Eighteen samples of "Sterilised" or "Tuberculin Tested Sterilised" milk were submitted to the Park Hospital for the Turbidity test and satisfactory reports were received in each case. The tests referred to above are those prescribed in the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1949. Continuing the practice carried o... |
12477057-2677-4be1-96af-f983c45275fa | The majority of shopkeepers were willing to co-operate in order to maintain a good standard of hygiene. A total of 378 inspections were made and as a result, 177 defects were found which required the service of 20 informal and two formal notices. Review of Milk Regulations. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Fo... |
628a3ca5-3b4a-4eb0-8515-f252a0b2377b | The Council were asked during the year for their observations on the working of the present Milk Regulations, and submitted the following suggestions for consideration by the Ministries:— (a) In view of the number of Dairies which are now producing orange drinks, consideration might be given to an amendment to existing... |
dbb4a562-4e21-418c-ad5b-2a7c8fdd969e | and over 4 per cent. and under 4.5 per cent. 3.5 per cent. and under 4 per cent. 3 per cent. and under 3.5 per cent. Below 3 per cent. Nil 11 98 78 1 30 Ice Cream. There were 322 registered ice cream premises in the Borough at the end of the year, of which six premises were used for manufacture and seven for the storag... |
390ccd5d-3cea-44f2-acac-268c9ac85360 | The results of the tests indicated that eight of the samples were in Grade I, one in Grade II, and one in Grade III. Meat Inspection. A total of 42,016 carcases were inspected at the Garland Road Abattoir during the year. Slaughtering is carried out daily and the meat is inspected immediately after slaughter by three o... |
ca98b58a-a014-4323-829c-6a60e4414da6 | Calves. Sheep and Lambs. Pigs. Horses. Number Killed (if known) 10,205 12 1,070 9,728 21,001 — Number Inspected 10,205 12 1,070 9,728 21,001 — All Diseases except Tuberculosis and Cysticerci:— Whole Carcases Condemned — — 1 4 9 — Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned 3,321 1 7 895 3,666 — Percentage of the... |
774eff34-e555-4d61-8fed-24bf9f625253 | 5 — Cysticercosis:— Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned 67 — — — — — Carcases submitted to treatment by refrigeration 67 — — — — — Generalised and totally condemned — — — — — — 31 Licensing of Slaughterhouses and Slaughtermen. Of the two licensed slaughterhouses in the Borough one is not being used at th... |
6cddd0d4-ed36-42d7-b7c0-344731a80071 | The improvement of conditions in restaurants, cafes and canteens in the Borough was continued, and more work was done under the supervision of the Sanitary Inspectors to improve standards prevailing, particularly the kitchen accommodation. A total of 643 inspections of restaurants and cafes, and 257 of factory and scho... |
77b82998-39d2-4ba8-8c65-c9b705fd4c9e | 18, informed the Council during the year that they had discontinued baking at these premises and did not intend to use the premises as bakehouses again. In these circumstances the Council have now withdrawn the Certificates of Suitability issued under Section 54 of the Factories Act, 1937 ; these Certificates having be... |
95777dfe-a632-4077-ac26-8a2d0af1d14f | Altogether, 24,336 articles of food, weighing approximately 62 tons, were condemned as unfit during the year, the majority of these articles, weighing approximately 50 tons, being from the large Abattoir in the Borough. Complaints of Unsound Food. During 1955, 46 complaints regarding food were received. The majority of... |
fa9bcf3b-0338-4c8f-997e-b949fe92e15c | Costs totalling £10 10s. Od. were awarded to the Council in respect of these cases. 32 The presence of oil and oiled dough in bread again caused several complaints to be made. A further 17 complaints were received during the year of food sold in unsound condition, and of food contaminated by rodent excreta. The majorit... |
04c64e02-a7d3-4730-a70d-e953988049e0 | Of these, 12 formal and 30 informal samples were reported to be adulterated or otherwise not complying with the statutory requirements, giving a percentage of 5.0 compared with 3.8 in 1954 and 3.2 in 1953. No private samples were examined during the year. The following table gives details of the adulterated samples:— T... |
a2249b27-0ca9-4bea-b30d-90af7f00f73b | of meat and is not permitted to contain sulphur dioxide. Communicated with manufacturers. 776 Meringues Informal Made with synthetic gum (cellulose ether), instead of white of egg. No further action. 706 Pork Sausages (Preserved). Informal Contained sulphur dioxide, 540 parts per million. Formal sample obtained. 756 Po... |
28a253f3-312b-4652-8d9a-47a26fcba528 | The article was described on the bottle as "Genuine Malt Vinegar." Manufacturers warned and asked to alter label. 33 Table No. 14 (continued). Sample Article. Formal or Informal. Result of Analysis. Action taken. 34 Milk Formal Ingredients corresponded to the abstraction of 7 per cent. of the milk-fat. Communicated wit... |
fcde3de5-3b80-4917-8e38-2b70645eb87b | Formal Contained fat 4.1 per cent., considerably less than is found in ordinary soft cheese and only about onefifteenth of the proportion found in Cream Cheese. The article was in the Public Analyst's opinion deficient in fat, and the description misleading. No further action at present. 251 Coffee Formal Consisted of ... |
291af31c-f7dc-462a-8b92-e80fb0fd1513 | Formal do., do. Manufacturers informed. 236 Malted Milk Informal Deteriorated. The sample had a strong "cheesy" smell and the fat was found to be slightly rancid. Consignment investigated. 400 Chutney Informal Contained carcases of mites, approximately 300 per ounce. Formal sample obtained. 253 Currant Sweet Pudding, C... |
eaddae7d-d231-4711-aa1a-3d1a368bd081 | Communicated with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. 496 Chocolate Swiss Roll Informal do., do. 497 Chocolate Swiss Roll Informal do., do. 499 Chocolate Swiss Roll Informal do., do. 510 524 Chocolate Swiss Roll Chocolate Swiss Roll Informal Informal Contained cocoa matter, expressed as dry fat-free cocoa ... |
144c280f-f2e6-4361-8de9-f7ba3f143a0e | of free fatty acids. Consignment investigated. 451 Salmon Paste Informal Contained salmon, not more than 30 per cent.; other fish, not less than 45 per cent. Formal sample obtained. 504 Salmon Paste Formal Contained fish, of which not more than half consisted of salmon, approximately 80 per cent. The article was descri... |
7fa9b2ef-6707-4c11-92d0-cd11a975a8ff | Formal or Informal. Result of Analysis. Action taken. 547 Cream of Magnesia, B.P. Informal Contained magnesia 9.3 per cent. The proportion of magnesia in the sample was 12 per cent. excessive. Formal sample obtained. 599 Cream of Magnesia, B.P. Formal do., do. Warning letter sent to manufacturers. 421 Sterilised Milk I... |
7ee32d59-648a-4ccc-a5de-3d304515ad39 | 461 Sugar Informal Comprised sugar 97.7 per cent., detergent 2.3 per cent. Formal sample obtained. The foods examined during the year were as follows:— Almonds, Ground 3 Canned Fruit 11 Beverages 6 Bottled Fruit 2 Baking Powder 3 Dried Fruit 18 Biscuits 13 Fruit, Crystallised and Glace 4 Bread 5 Fruit, Juice 7 Butter 5... |
75f94cfc-1c96-402e-876b-52bcb08b682d | Crystal and Fruit Jelly 12 Confectionery, Flour 31 Cornflour 3 Lard 4 Cream 7 Lentils 3 Custard Powder 3 Margarine 3 Curry Powder 2 Magnesia 3 Dessert Powder 7 Marmalade 5 Soft Drinks 10 Marzipan 11 Mineral Drinks 7 Meat Products 61 Lemonade Powder 3 Meat Paste 5 Dripping 2 Milk 194 Fish 16 Milk Pudding, Canned 2 Fish ... |
79f9d0e4-d400-422f-86ea-c572b2af76e0 | Canned 3 Sauces, Mixed 27 Tomato Juice Cocktail 3 Sandwich Spread 2 Canned Vegetables 14 Salad Cream 3 Vinegar 11 Sausages 6 Others 33 Soups 13 PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE The following diseases are notifiable in the Borough : Anthrax, Cholera, Continued Fever, Diphtheria, Dysentery, Encephalitis Letha... |
c5bdd959-a9a0-4e1d-96b1-de3d58175f9d | ), Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Pneumonia Acute Primary, Pneumonia Acute Influenzal, Poliomyelitis, Polioencephalitis, Plague, Puerperal Pyrexia, Relapsing Fever, Scabies, Scarlet Fever (or Scarlatina), Smallpox, Tuberculosis (all forms), Typhoid Fever (including Paratyphoid), Typhus Fever, Whooping Cough and Zymotic Enterit... |
066bc706-b8cc-4bcf-8af9-d2186b53bef0 | During the year there were four small outbreaks of food poisoning in the Borough, of which three were of undiscovered cause. In one small outbreak a box of chocolates was thought to be the cause of the trouble. Three members of the family who had eaten from the box of chocolates on the Sunday evening became ill during ... |
5c5666cb-3407-4fe1-91d9-8c14c6d164e3 | Another small outbreak concerned three members of the Armed Forces stationed locally, who were taken ill after dining in the same mess. All three had complained of abdominal pains. The suspected source of infection was pork pies. The remainder of the food in question had been destroyed. The three patients were removed ... |
e58be123-57f0-4ef9-9350-22bd1bbe248e | Under 1 year. 1 and under 3 years. 3 and under 5 years. 5 and under 10 years. 10 and under 15 years. 15 and under 25 years. 25 and under 35 years. 35 and under 45 years. 45 and under 65 years. 65 and over. Age Unknown. Total Total No. admitted to Hosp. Diphtheria — — — — — — — — — — — — — Scarlet Fever — 5 3 28 6 2 — —... |
cce1ad95-a7ec-40d7-94e4-bd2e33688e28 | Poliomyelitis (Non-paralytic) 1 3 12 26 9 4 2 2 — — — 59 58 Erysipelas — — — — — — 1 4 11 5 1 22 9 Dysentery 5 8 5 6 2 2 2 1 2 — — 33 31 Zymotic Enteritis 26 12 4 2 2 2 1 1 4 5 1 60 57 Scabies . |
75e0f2f0-7b2e-4f4b-bcb1-8d00830e11b7 | — 1 1 1 1 2 — 1 — — — 7 — Acute Pneumonia 6 5 1 14 6 7 9 6 40 38 5 137 8 Food Poisoning 3 4 2 1 3 4 2 2 3 — — 24 6 Puerperal Pyrexia — — — — 1 44 32 12 1 — 4 94 91 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 2 — — — — — — — — — — 2 — Whooping Cough 26 35 42 60 2 2 1 — — — 8 176 22 Measles 90 575 738 1498 32 10 2 1 — — 39 2, |
e1e5b211-c506-4f8b-bb58-5f18ea0535b7 | 985 108 Typhoid Fever — 1 — — — — — — — 1 — 2 2 Malaria — — 1 — — 4 1 — — — — 6 3 Acute Encephalitis — — — — — — — — — — — — Measles and Whooping Cough. The two-year cycle of Measles was again apparent, 2,985 cases occurring in the Borough during the year, compared with 54 in the previous year and 1,051 in 1953. Half o... |
349934d9-0348-4aae-b8a4-354318c03afc | Once again the Borough was entirely free from diphtheria, none of the six notified cases being confirmed. The revised diagnoses was Tonsilitis (3), Pneumonia (2) and Glandular Fever. Poliomyelitis. The epidemic of poliomyelitis in the late autumn and early winter ended just before Christmas. The cases were predominantl... |
978602f1-3a3f-437d-9d4b-1ba555393ba9 | Alt-hough for a number of years polioyelitis has belied its old name of infantile paralysis, in previous years there has been a rather greater incidence in adolescents and adults than in this epidemic. Previously more than one case in one family was rare, but a recent trend for such eases to occur has been well illustr... |
8e9e3240-5191-4d73-804a-6a51758bbf9c | The 64 non-paralytic cases, of course, fully recovered. While poliomyelitis must be regarded as a serious disease and tragedies must occur, the above figures again show that the final outcome is by no means invariably gloomy. Of the total of 127 confirmed cases in the recent epidemic, 92, or 73 per cent. have made full... |
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