[Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Chester-le-Street U.D.C.

  • Chester-le-Street (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1940
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Credit: [Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Chester-le-Street U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PRE!VliSES AND OCCUPATIONS WHICH CAN BE CONTROLLED BY BYE-LAWS AND REGULATIONS. Bye-Laws and Regulations in operation for the controlling of common lodging house,s, tents, vans, sheds, factories, work- shops (including bakehouse.s), and the following offensive trades : Blood-boiler, bone boiler, fell monger, tanner, leather- dresser, soap-boiler, tallow melter, fat-extractor, tripe-boiler, glue-maker, gut scraper, fish frier, and rag-and-bone dealers. The new Chester-le-Street Urban District Building Bye- laws came into operation in 1939. CAIViPiNG SITES. Number of sites which were used for camping purposes during 1938 : —Nil. Number of camping sites in respect of which licences have been issued by the local authority under Section 26 of the Public Health Act, 1936:—Nil. Estimated maximum number of campers resident in the area at one time during the summer season, 1939-40: —Nil. OPEN SPACES. There i,s a small but beautiful public park at the riverside which is much frequented by the public. There is afso a children’s paddling pool and playground adjacent to the park, and a public park at Pelton Fell and a children’s Welfare play- ground at Chester Moor. The limitations of public mobility resulting from the War have more than ever demonstrated the great value of these open spaces. DISPOSAL OF THE DEAD. The public Mortuary stands within the precincts of the Cemetery, and a further Mortuary for dead resulting from enemy action is situated in Bland’s Opening. This latter building is provided in connection with the local Air Raid Pre- cautions scheme. STREET CLEANSING. This work is carried out as effectively as war-time con- ditions will allow. RATS AND IVIICE DESTRUCTION ACT, 1919, Etc. Constant action is taken with regard to rat extermination, and special efforts are being made to protect the; food supplies so vital during the war, from the ravages of these pests.