[Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Ilkley U.D.C.

  • Ilkley (England). Urban District Council. nb2008024124.
Date:
1919
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Credit: [Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Ilkley U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    During the year the Council have made application to the Minis- try of Health tor sanction to raise a loan for the purpose of defraying a portion of the cost of converting these tippers into ordinary cistern flushing closets. Previous to the war a number of these conversions were made, but owing to the high costs now prevailing owners are not so ready to have the work done. Housing and Town Planning Act a—Fifty-four houses have been inspected under the above Acts, and a number of defects and improvements have been effected without having to serve any statutory notice ; the owners have done the work when their atten- tion was called to them. borty-two house-to-house inspections were made under the provisions of the Public Health Act, 1875, and a number of small defects were remedied at once on the owners receiving intimation. Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milkshops, —There are fourteen cow- sheds within the district, and eleven purveyors of milk. Frequent inspections have been made of the former during the year, and they have been kept in a cleanly condition and well limewashed. The milk purveyors’ premises were generally kept in a satisfactory condition, and the regulations are fairly well complied with. Very few milk-dealers sell at their homes, the milk usually being taken direct from the farmer to their customer’s door. It is a recognised tact that milk which is dangerous to use as human food is not in a large majority of instances the result of disease in the animal yielding the milk, but the contamination geneially takes place after the milk has been drawn from the cow, either by the admission of germs, or other toxic characters being conveyed by the atmosphere, by dust, unclean containing vessels, improper places of storage, or general neglect of cleanliness, and 1 always endeavour whenever possible to bring this fact before the notice of purveyors and householders. Thirty-three samples of new milk have been submitted to the Public Analyst, each of which he certified as “ genuine new milk.” Factory and Workshop Act, 1901. —There were entered in the Register on December 31st, 1919, 30 factories, 72 workshops, 9 bakehouses, and 2 outworkers. 178 inspections have been made, and a number of preliminary notices have been sent to the occupiers drawing their attention to defects which were in the main of a minor character and which were complied with. I wo notifications were received from H.M. Inspector of Factories both of which have received attention. Public Abattoir.—Daily inspections have been made at the Public Abattoir and all slaughtering was found to be carried out in a satisfactory manner.