[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Rotherham County Borough.

  • Rotherham (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Rotherham County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Factories in which Defects were Found. Type of defect Sanitary conveniences insufficient Sanitary conveniences unsuitable or defective Other offences Found 2 19 1 Remedied 2 15 1 OFFENSIVE TRADES One new business of gut scraper was established during the year. Six visits were paid to the six offensive trades now registered. No complaints of nuisance were received in connection with these trades. CANAL BOATS Number of canal boats inspected ... ... ... ... ... 18 Number of persons on board: — Male adults ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 28 Female adults ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Number of cases of infectious disease ... ... ... ... Nil Number of infringements observed ... ... ... ... ... Nil Number of notices served ... ... ... ... ... ... Nil Number of notices complied with ... ... ... ... ... Nil Number of notices outstanding ... ... ... ... ... Nil Legal proceedings taken ... ... ... ... ... ... Nil HOUSING (a) Demolition and Closure I. —Inspection of Dwelling-Houses during the year: — (1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) and number of inspections made for that purpose ... 1129 (2) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (i) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925, and number of inspections made for that purpose ... ... ... ... ... 21 (3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation ... ... ... ... ... ... 21 (4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation ... 1108 II. —Remedy of Defects during the year without service of formal notice: — Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers ... ... ... ... ... ... 697