[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Pembroke Borough.

  • Pembroke (Wales). Borough Council.
Date:
1957
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    SHOPS MB OPPICLS The volume of other work during the year rendered it impossible for regular inspections of shops and offices to be carried out under the Shops Act, 1950 and the Public Health Act, 1936 respectively. CAIviPIxmG sites 1) The number of sites in the Borough which were used for camping purposes during 1957 was, to the best of my knowledge, nine. 2) There were no camping sites in respect of which Licences had been issued by the Local Authority under Section 269 of the Public Health Act, 1936. 3) The estimated number of campers resident in the Borough during the period is ninety-seven. In connection with the above figures I have to point out that the campers on the above sites were not campers in the ordinary sense of the word but were residents of a more or less permanent or semi-permanent nature. There are no licensed camping sites in the Borough and the campers at each site are licensed individually to orect or station and use moveable dwellings. Live sites ar«o occupied by persons of the Gypsy class and are situated some considerable distance from the town. Action is at present being taken by the County Planning Authority to clear some of the sites occupied by Gypsies. During the year no licences were granted to erect or station and use a moveable dwelling but permission was refused in one case. SbIMMIHG BATHS ADD POOLS In the Borough there are no public or privately owned swimming baths or pools open to the public. nttADICATlU.bi OP BLD-BUGS MI) PLLAS I am pleased to report that during 1957 it has not been necessary to treat any premises for infestation by bed-bugs. Three premises, however, were treated for infestation by fleas but only one of these was a £otincil house. Up to the present, the standard of cleanliness of families re-housed by the Council has been so high that it has not been necessary to inspect their belongings before removal. un the rare occasions when a case of infestation by bed-bugs is discovered 'che usual practice is for the Council to carry out the work on payment by the person responsible for the infestation. After disinfestation the occupier is advised to notify me immediately if he should sets any sighs of mort; bugs. If' re-infestation should occur in a very short time the premises would be disinfested again, this time free of charge.