[Report 1931] / Medical Officer of Health, Lanark County Council.

  • Lanarkshire (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1931
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Credit: [Report 1931] / Medical Officer of Health, Lanark County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Food Inspection. Numerous inspections, were made of shops, hawkers’ carts, and other places where foodstuffs were stocked. Whilst the quality of the food was generally found to be good, the condition of some of the places where fruit, Ac., was stored left much to be desired, and in such cases the vendors were warned. The sale of foodstuffs from dwelling-houses continues, and, until the practice is made illegal, little can be done to prevent it. Complaints are still made by occupiers of dwellings situated above fried fish shops as to odours entering their houses, but the matter is one which, with existing legislation, it is difficult to deal with satisfactorily. Nevertheless, one has only to visit a house situated above such premises to realise the inconvenience to the occupier, the familiar odours being found on curtains, furniture, and even personal clothing—a most annoying condition in any well-cared-for home. Meat Regulations. Storage of Meat.—The premises at Caerlaverock, Foxley, Tolleross, in respect of which a certificate was granted by the Local Authority for the storage of meat, are not now used for the purpose, the owner having acquired premises within the City of Glasgow. At Kingshill, Gartcosh, premises used for the storage of meat food products were inspected and a certificate was granted by the Local Authority, in terms of the Public Health (Meat) Regulations (Scotland), 1930. Pigsty es. During the year the number of inspections of pigstyes was 362, and, with a few exceptions, the premises were all found to be kept in good order and free from nuisance conditions. Five applications for sanction to erect pigstyes were granted by the Local Authority, the new premises being situated at 61 Main Street, Holytown; Kilncadzow, Carluke; Wellshot, Cambuslang; Muirhead, Chryston (extension); and Little Coalburn, Coalburn. In conenction with the conversion of old stable buildings at Eastfield, Rutherglen, into a piggery, approval was granted subject to the satisfactory disposal of drainage, as no suitable outlet drain was available.