[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Wednesbury Borough.

  • Wednesbury (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Wednesbury Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2 Samples of Water for Bacteriological Examination. 2 Samples of Water for Chemical Analysis. 6 Samples of Swimming Bath Water for Bacteriological Examination. 6 Samples of Swimming Bath Water for Chemical Analysis. The Water samples were as supplied for Domestic Water Supply. Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933. Eight persons are licensed to slaughter animals in the Borough. Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949. Under the term Rodent Control 88 complaints referring to rats affected 85 dwelling houses and 22 business premises and 60 complaints referring to mice affected 52 dwelling houses and 12 business premises. These infestations required 833 visits. In connection with rat infestation at 12 cases the sewers around were treated and in each case complete clearance was affected. Pet Animals Act, 1951. As the authorised officer I visited the premises of four persons who applied for licences under this Act. The premises were satisfactory and were consequently licensed until the end of the year. Atmospheric Pollution. We have continued with the two observation stations first set up in the Borough in January, 1952. One station is in the garden of the Convent School, Church Hill and the second at the Cemetery Lodge, Beebee Road—the highest and lowest points in the town respectively. The Deposit Gauges and Sulphur Candles installed at the Stations are changed monthly and forwarded to the County Laboratory at Stafford for the required analysis. These results are then passed to the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Fuel Research Station at Greenwich. All neighbouring authorities have set up similar stations and thus the extent of air pollution over a large area can be readily ascertained. The following table shows the results for the period under review.