[Report 1897] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Borough.

  • Workington (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1897
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Credit: [Report 1897] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Public Slaughter Houses. These are in good order, having been lime-washed twice during the year, and have been inspected four times each week on an average. The private slaughter house in Elizabeth street, occupied by Mr. Addison Fisher, has also been frequently inspected and is in good order. Unsound Food. The carcases of two cattle and one calf has been seized and destroyed as unfit for human consumption, also twenty hares and one large crate of eggs, in each case but one with the consent of the owners, for the destruction of the latter, a magistrates order was obtained, no prosecution following in either case. Tents and Vans. Twenty of these have been inspected as occasion has arisen, and beyond (in one case) slight overcrowding I have found no irregularity to exist. Common Lodging PIouses. These have had my attention, and are kept in fairly good order. It has however been necessary to take legal proceedings in one instance, for a breach of the byelaws; a conviction was obtained and a fine inflicted. Workshops’ and Bakehouses. The lime-washing and general cleansing of such industries as come under the operation of the “ Factory and Workshops’ Acts ” have also been attended to and except in one or two cases, I have found no cause for complaint. Infectious Diseases’ (Notification) Act. Under the above Act, 88 cases have been reported, as against 458 for the preceding period, in each of the cases (except erysipelas) visits and inspections have been made ; bedding etc.carried to Ellerbeck and passed through the dis- .infector, and each house fumigated either by sulphur or for¬ maline gas, and during the year I have removed twenty-six patients toyour Infectious Diseases’ Hospital for treatment.