[Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Chard U.D.C. / Borough.

  • Chard (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1972
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Credit: [Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Chard U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    11/22 (page 4)
    Refuse Collection The Council continued their regular weekly collection of refuse. The Snowdon Hill Tip is rapidly filling and it is admitted that it will not be possible to tip there after March, 1974° Attempts to find an alternative site in the Rural District have so far failed. Public Conveniences The public conveniences were v/ell maintained but subject to vandalism from time to time. Rodent Control Our part-time rodent control operator carried out regular test baiting on Council property and sewers. Numerous complaints were received of rats and mice. These were treated promptly. Swimming Baths The bath at the Comprehensive School was maintained by the staff in accordance with the Coianty Manual for Bath Maintenance. Nuisances One hundred and ninety-one complaints were received in the health department. They varied in type. Many concerned drainage matters and nuisance from smell. Trade effluent discharges, especially from the abattoir, were a fairly constant problem. Negotiations were in hand for the provision of a. pre- treatment plant by the abattoir company© B© Factories Act Details of the inspections sarried out by the Public Health Inspector are shown in Appendix D, Table 1 © Co Offices© Shops and Railway Premises Act There are 141 premises registered under this Act and 120 visits were paid to these premises diiring the year© No statutory action was necessary. Da Housing. The Council erected four houses and were in the course of erecting 32 others, while private enterprise completed 109 and had. 73 in the course of erection at the end of the year© Despite their excellent record, the total number of applicants continued to rise and there were 414 on the list at the end of the year© Seventy- nine were for old peoples® dwellings. The Council continued to encourage applications for Standard and Discretionary Grants and gave approval to 14 Discretionary and ten Standard Grants. Caravan Site There is one licensed caravan site and it is estimated 30 persons were resident on it during the year. It was well maintained. Ee Inspection and Supervision of Food Milk There are six registered distributors and two registered dairy premises within the Borough© Milk sampling wa^s carried out regularly by the County Health Department and 53 samples taken. Only three were xinsatisfaotory© lee Cream There are 32 premises registered for the sale of pre-packed ice cream and one registered for the maufacture and sale© The Public Health Department, took 23 samples, 15 were placed in Grade 1, five in Grade 11 and three in Grade 111 © Meat The abattoir in the town continued to do a considerable volimne of work© One hundred per cent meat inspection was achieved© Details of these inspections are given in Appendix D, Table 3o. Inspection involved, 1,460 visits and a total of 5*045 hours©