[Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Durham City.

  • Durham (England). City Council.
Date:
1943
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Credit: [Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Durham City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Disinfestation. 24 rooms in 10 houses were treated for vermin infestation. The usual methods of eradication were employed. BILLETING OF EVACUEES. The Sanitary Inspector holds the appointment of Chief Billeting Officer and there are a number of Voluntary Billeting Officers willing to serve during an emergency. A number of persons from evacuation areas were billeted in the City during the year, and some evacuees also returned to their home districts. All houses where evacuees are billeted are subjected to regular visitation. INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. Milk Supply. At the end of the year there were 12 Cowkeepers, 21 Dairies and Purveyors of Milk, 31 shops supplying milk in bottles and 29 Registered Purveyors with premises outside the area. Cowsheds and Dairies. Periodic inspections of Cowsheds and Dairies are made by the Sanitary Inspector under the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926. 31 dealers are registered for the sale of bottled milk only, in the closed and unopened bottles in which it is delivered to the premises. This applies to the majority of small general dealers shops. The premises registered have been visited duing the year to ensure that the conditions under which the milk is sold are satisfactory and registrations amended where necessary. Slaughterhouses . There are 8 slaughterhouses in the district, 3 of which are in a dilapidated condition. Since 1940 Government control has prohibited private slaughtering. Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933. No applications were received during 1943 for the renewal of slaughtermen’s licences. Food Inspection. It was found necessary to condemn a considerable amount of foodstuffs owing to decomposition. A large percentage of the