[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Cwmbran U.D.C.

  • Cwmbran (Wales). Urban District Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Cwmbran U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    taken an interest in the matter, and have decided to take steps to have a question asked in the House with a view to obtaining the appropriate legislation. Since there is no sale of food in the legal sense in a Club, Section 13 of the Food and Drugs Act cannot be applied to such premises. Therefore an amendment of the Act would be necessary in order to make it possible to apply this Section to the transactions which take place in a Club. With the tremendous increase in the number of this type of premises in the last few years, the lack of supervision of their sanitary and hygienic arrangements by Health Departments suggests a grave danger of the possibility of outbreak of infectious diseases and food poisoning It is hoped that when the new Food and Drugs Bill is in- troduced into Parliament the seriousness and importance of this aspect of the subject will be taken into consideration and the necessary changes in the legislation will be made. UNSOUND FOODSTUFFS. All foodstuffs have been periodically Inspected during the year. The following unsound foodstuffs have been surrendered and destroyed:— Tins of Milk • 31 Tins of Meat 62 Tins of Fish 11 Meat (lbs) 107 Bacon (lbs) ... 56 Cheese (lbs) 16 Butter (lbs) 28 PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES. Food Poisoning—No food poisoning outbreaks occurred during the year. Diphtheria, Acute Poliomyelitis.—No case of either of these diseases occurred during the year. Whooping Cough.—Was very prevalent in the district in the Spring. One death was attributed to this disease. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING THE YEAR 1952. Total Cases.. Cases Admitted Total Disease Notified into Hospital Deaths Small Pox Scarlet Fever . . Diphtheria Measles Whooping Cough Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) Puerperal Pyrexia Pneumonia Acute Poliomyelitis 3 — — 139 — — 91 — 1 7 - 2