[Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, St Austell U.D.C.

  • St. Austell (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1939
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Credit: [Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, St Austell U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    During the year application was made to the Council by various owners for Financial Assistance by way of grants in respect of 8 dwellings which it was desired to alter and/or recondition under the provisions of the Housing (Rural Workers) Acts which have been adopted by the St .Austell Urban District Council. Consequently, upon inspection by a Sub-Committee of each of the proposed schemes submitted, the Council approved of the making of grants in regard to 4 houses if and when the whole of the works of reconditioning were completed within the necessary time limits. Sixteen‘schemes were completed before the end of the year - well within the time limit. 4. MEAT AMD FOOD INSPECTION. Meat Inspection presents a formidable task and it is gratifying to report that the total number of inspections made to the Private Slaughterhouses, 1,420 and the total number of animal carcases inspected - 5473 during the year, eclipses all previous records due to the fact that since additional qualified assistance has been obtained in the Health Department more regular attention has beon paid to the inspection of meat and foods and much of the InspectorsT time has been devoted to this work. There were 29 Private Slaughterhouses licensed at the end of the year, these being widely scattered over the Urban Area. Slaughtering is still carried on regularly most days of the week - including Sundays - at these slaughtering establishments, which I am pleased to state have in general been regulated in an orderly manner - the occupiers paying due attention to the requirements of the law regulating such places and seeking to co-operate with the Local Authority for the better management thereof, particularly in regard to any surrounding habitable dwellings.. % The following figures show in detail the quantities of meat inspected during the year:- Bovines. 1474. Bulls ... »• • 1 Bullocks. ... 755 Cows .. • 168 Heifers.. ... 543 Calves .. ... 7 Sheep. 1835. Pigs. 2164. TOTAL number of carcases. 5473. As a result of inspection the following carcases and organs were condemned:-