[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Bebington Borough.

  • Bebington (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Bebington Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    H Mortuary Accommodation, The Couiicirs two mortuaries are cleansed by workmen of the Health Department. They are always maiiiLaiiied in a condition lit for immediate use, either for the I'eception of bodies or holding post-mortem examinations. No complaints have been received from either the doctors using the mortuaries or the police. SHOPS ACTS 1912=1934, YOUNG PERSONS EMPLOYMENT ACT, 1938, The Chief Sanitar3' Inspector, who is also Chief Inspector under the Shops Act, igi2 to 1934, reports .as follows :— The administration of the Shops Acts is divided under these headings :— Responsibility of local authority as Shops Act Authority— Hours of employment of young persons. Facilities for meals and provision of seats for fem.ales. Hours of closing, weekly half-da\’. Sunday trading, etc. Provision of washing facilities and light. Responsibility of local authorit3/ as Local Sanitarv' Authority— Provision of sanitary accommodation, ventilation and tem- perature. During the \^ear the following notices were served :— Failure to maintain sufficient ventilation 2 „ ,, provide sufficient temperature 4 „ ,, provide and maintain washing facilities 20 ,, ,, provide and maintain sanitarv conveniences ... 47 „ ,, provide adequate lighting 1 Warnings were given in regard to the following offences :— 1912 Act, Failure to exhibit Ixalf-holiday notices 47 ,, ,, grant half-holida3’ 1 ,, „ provide seats for females 4 „ „ exhibit mixed business notices 3 1928 Act, Shops open after closing hours 6 Customers warned for aiding and abetting i