[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Ringwood & Fordingbridge R.D.C.

  • Ringwood and Fordingbridge (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Ringwood & Fordingbridge R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MOVEABLE DWELLINGS. Number of Moveable Dwellings on Register .. .. .. 80 Inspections made .. .. 208 Camping Sites. There are in the district four camp and holiday sites licensed by the Council under Section 269 of the Public Health Act. The sites have been well maintained and free from nuisance. Gipsy Camp. There are a number of these encampments in the district and periodical inspections are made to ensure that they give rise to no nuisance. Infectious Diseases. Inspections made .. .. 42 Premises disinfected .. .. 11 Library Books destroyed .. 2 INFESTED PREMISES. Premises disinfested (Bugs and Fleas) 12 SHOPS ACT. Number on Register .. .. 262 Inspections made . . .. 9 Certificates of Exemption issued .. 5 FACTORIES ACT. Number on Register .. .. 122 Inspections made .. . . 18 RATS AND MICE. Under the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919, a local authority may serve notice upon the occupier of any infested land or buildings who fails to destroy rats or mice. The Infestation Order, 1943, made by the Minister of Food imposes numerous additional duties in connection with rodent control surveys and provides for the appointment of Rodent Operatives. Forty-five complaints were received of infested premises involv¬ ing 197 visits. No Rodent Operatives are employed, but disinfestation works are efficiently carried out by the Council in accordance with the Ministry of Food’s system of pre-baiting. Poisons used include Zinc Phosphide, Arsenic, Red Squill and the new poison Alpha- Naphthyl-Thio-Urea. (Antu). STORAGE OF PETROLEUM AND CARBIDE. Number of Premises on Register .. 61 Inspections made .. .. 84