[Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Morecambe & Heysham Borough.

Morecambe and Heysham (England). Borough Council.

Date:: 1943

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Credit: [Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Morecambe & Heysham Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Amount of salvage sold by other Departments: Weight 1 ton 8 cwts. Value £2. 0. 0. Value of steam raised from refuse: £335* 0* 0* Number of persons using the baths during the season 1943 was 180,955, of whom approximately 6o% were juniors. Eradication of Bed Bugs, 32 premises were dealt with during the year by means of fumigation with sulphur and spraying with proprietary insecticides. schools. The sanitary condition of and water supply to the schools are satisfactory. Offensive Trades. Number of premises registered - 4, namely, 2 tripe dressers, 1 gut scraper and 1 fat meIter. Factories Act, 1937. Little action possible during the year. 0ommon Lodging Houses. None on the register. -.'ouses let in lodgings. None on the register. Tents g Vans 9 Bheds» etc. 38 inspections were made during the year. Underground sleeping rooms. No action required. Overcrowding. Population movements as a result of war provide difficulties that must be accepted for the time being. Clearance and improvement areas. No action taken. 1 o (a) No. of dwelling houses inspected for housing defects No. of inspections made for the purpose (b) No. of houses found not reasonably fit for human habitation 78