[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashton-in-Makerfield U.D.C.

  • Ashton-in-Makerfield (England). Urban District Council. n 78087965.
Date:
1964
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Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashton-in-Makerfield U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INSPECTOR, 1964 Public Health Department, Town Hall, Ashton-in-Makerfield. To the Chairman and Members of the Ashton-in-Makerfield Urban District Council Gentlemen. I submit for your consideration, details of the work carried out by the Public Health Department during the year 1964. Each year the duties increase due to new legislation and the rapid growth of the district. Although every endeavour has been made to give attention to every aspect of public health duties this has been impossible. I must state that 1 wonder on occasions whether sufficient though is given by the various Ministries when new legislation is passed which places additional burdens on the staff of local authorities as to how they are to cope with this work. Summary of Visits and Inspections Houses and premises visited during routine inspections and re nuisances and complaints 2,843 Nuisances discovered 1,609 Nuisances abated 1,421 Re-visits re nuisances 1,984 Visits re infectious disease 24 Re-visits re infectious disease 7 Visits to premises where food is prepared or exposed for sale 499 Visits to factories 178 Visits to dairies 32 Visits to Shops (Shops and Public Health Acts) 159 Notices served (Preliminary) 340 Notices served (Statutory) 48 Legal Proceedings 1 Court Abatement Orders Made 1 Letters sent 690