[Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Sturminster R.D.C.

  • Sturminster (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1970
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Credit: [Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Sturminster R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ANIMAL BOARDING- ESTABLISHMENTS ACT 1 1 SWIMMING BATHS No. of premises registered under the Act No. of inspections carried out There is no swimming bath to which the public have access. Several schools have paddling or swimming pools; these pools are visited and checked by the County Chief Public Health Inspector CONTROL OF MOVEABLE DWELLINGS No. of licensed sites 5 Nature of sites Individual residential No. of inspections carried out 10 VERMINOUS PREMISES Flies 4 ) Treatment by use of sprays Ants 4 ) and/or powders (proprietory Fleas 2 ) brands PUBLIC CONVENIENCES There is only one public convenience in the district, at the car park, Sturminster Newton; this has washing facilities (cold water only) PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949 Rodent control work is carried out under the supervision of Sherborne U. D. C’s senior Public Health Inspector. Treatments 352 PET ANIMALS ACT, 1951 No. of licensed premises No. of inspections made Visits 1464 2 1 HOUSING Total number of houses in the district at 1.4.70 3849 Inspection of dwelling houses during the year Total no. of dwelling houses inspected 149 No. of inspections made 223 No. of informal notices served 4 No. of informal notices complied with 2 No. of Statutory Notices served Nil No. of houses reported under Section 16 of the Housing Act, 1958 Nil Action taken by the local authority in respect of such houses Nil No. of houses included in Clearance Areas during the year Nil There are still a few cottages in this district which could be regarded as unfit and not repairable at a reasonable expense. Most of these are occupied by elderly people, usually owner/occupiers, and in these circumstances it is the Council’s policy to take no action (except in case of emergency) until the premises become empty. Quite often such properties are bought by people v/ho wish to recondition them at what would officially be an unreasonable expense, and very good properties are made which fit in far better with the rural scene than a more modem building