[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Denton U.D.C.

  • Denton (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Denton U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BAKEHOUSES. There are 83 bakehouses in the district. They are kept under regular supervision. The condition in all has been found satisfactory. FOOD POISONING. No case of food poisoning occurred during the year. PREMISES WHERE FOODS ARE MANUFACTURED, PREPARED OR EXPOSED FOR SALE. A practice which appears common of exposing in windows foods, sweets, etc., intended for human consumption and liable to l)e contaminated by flies, dust, etc., should be dis- couraged. ADULTERATION. The Council are not an Authority under the Food and Drugs Acts. No action has been taken by the Local Authority. SHOPS’ ACT, 1934. Inspections of shops have been carried out on behalf of the County Council in relation to the records of hours of employment of young persons, health and comfort of shop workers, as well as ventilation, sanitary accommodation and the maintenance of a suitable temperature. In one instance heating apparatus has now been provided. PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The following table gives the number of the principal Zymotic Diseases notified during the years : — Disease 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Small Pox Scarlet Fever 32 90 1 86 63 33 35 48 33 70 57 Diphtheria and \ ... Membranous Croup / ... 21 14 11 20 6 15 45 34 17 97 Typhus Fever Enteric Fever 1 1 1 1 Puerperal Fever 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 • • • Erysipelas 14 9 15 11 10 14 13 8 6 12 Continued Fever ♦ . . . •. • •« ... Encephalitis Lethar^ica 1