[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, St Albans Urban Sanitary District.

  • St. Albans (England). Urban Sanitary District.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, St Albans Urban Sanitary District. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Fumigfation and Disinfection.—The houses in which 105 cases of infectious diseases occurred were fumig-ated, and the infected bedding-, clothing and other articles removed for disinfection to the Sisters’ Hospital. At the Hospital there is a Thresh Steam Disinfector. Lodg'ing Houses.—There are three registered common lodging houses in the City. These were visited period¬ ically and found to be clean and well kept. Slaughterhouses.—There are 10 licensed slaughterhouses in the City. These were visited frequently and found in good condition. Food.—The Saturday Market was visited regularly and in¬ spections made of the meat, fish, and other food exposed for sale. Bakehouses.—There are 26 bakehouses in the City, seven of which are factories. They are all kept in good condition. Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops.—These were visited and found to be clean and well kept. At the end of the year there were 33 persons registered. Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.—68 samples were sub¬ mitted to the Public Analyst for analysis. The samples collected were 44 of milk, 7 of butter, 2 each of baking powder, self-raising flour, apples, citric acid and ammoniated tincture of quinine, and one each of margarine, cream, preserved cream, coffee, strawberry jam, olive oil and camphorated oil. The Public Analyst reported against five of the milk, and that all the other samples were genuine.