[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Bootle (Union) R.D.C.

  • Bootle (Lancashire, England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Bootle (Union) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Drainage and Sewerage.—The various public sewers throug-ho'Ut the Distr ict have worked well. Closet Accommodation and Scavenging are satisfactory. Schools are visited from time to time, and the sanitary conditions are generally good. Food: (a) Milk Supply is ample, and, in my experience, of good quality. It is all produced within the District. The Dairies are well kept. (b) Other Foods.—No' un-sound food has been found. (c) Sale of Food and Drugs Act.—This is administered by the Police. Common Lodging Houses.—None. Housing.—^There is nO' overcrowding, and the character of most of the houses in the District is good. Tuberculosis.—Three cases notified. The premises are visited and instructions given to occupiers. Should a death occur the premises are disinfected. There is an Open-Air Shelter at Bootle and a Dispensary at Millom. Workshops, &c.—Forty-one are on the register, and have been regularly inspected. I append Tables of Statistics, and am, Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, W. A. JOHNSTON, M.O.H. Bootle Rural District Council.