[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Port Talbot Borough.

  • Port Talbot (Wales). Borough Council.
Date:
1948
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    75/86 (page 33)
    NOTIFICATION OF SLAUGHTER AND PRESENCE OF DISEASED MEAT Arrangements botwoon tho Slaughterhouse Manager and your Inspectors have worked very harmoniously during tho yoo„r, Tho tines of slaughtering have varied considerably. Inspectors have been obliged to work lato into tho evenings, and somotinos during wcok-onds, Tho co-operation of the Slaughterhouse Manager has, therefore, been invaluable in that Inspectors have boon allowed to spend tho maxinun of time on their Districts, when thorc has been no actual slaughtering at tho Abattoir, SLAUGHTER OF ANIMAIS ACT, 1935. In no singlo instance was it necessary to issue a warning or a corrective during the yoar, for the provisions of this Act woro corapliod with in overy rospoct. WATER SUPPLY Two hundred and sovenij^seven samples of wator woro taken by your Inspectors for bacteriological examination during tho year. Those wore taken from various parts of tho Borough and therefore all tho various sources of supply have, from time to timo, boon samplod. All reports woro examined by your Medical Officer and copies of same forwardod to tho Borough Survoyor, Of tho 277 samplos taken 167 were satisfactory^ 30 fairly satisfactory! 30 of moderate bacterial purity; 20 doubtful bactorial purity; 5 suspicious; 23 unsatisfactory and 2 contaminated. I presume that tho Medical Officer of Health will report on the Medical and Public Health aspect of all our water sampling rosults. Therefore, I briofly record tho sampling points with results:- Dato, “g/i/icT 6/1/40 6/1/40 6/1/40 6/1/48 12/1/40 12/1/40 12/1/40 12/1/40 22/1/40 22/1/40 22/1/40 22/1/40 7/2/40 7/2/40 7/2/40 7/2/48 7/2/40 7/2/40 7/2/40 7/2/40 7/2/40 7/2/40 7/2/40 7/2/40 16/2/43 16/2/40 17/2/40 17/2/40 17/2/40 17/2/40 S ourco• Result. 6, Sandficlds Road/iM^Vavon 17, Dopot Road, Cwnavon, Afan Valloy Co-op,,, Afan Terrace, 17, Tydraw Street, Port Talbot, Tap, 0, Knox Stroct. Conduit 1, Pwllygwlaw Levels, Conduit 2. Conduit 3, Conduit 4, Conduit 1, Pwllygwlaw Levels, Conduit 2. Conduit 3. Conduit 4. 5, Church Road, Baglan. 30, Dopot Road, Cwnavon, Public Baths, Standpipe, East End of Miners Row, 6, Hospital Road, Aboravon, 202, Margan Road, 21, Cwmvon Road, Aboravon, Surface, Cwngwinoau Reservoir, Surface, Cwnworndcri Reservoir, Surfaco, Blaoncyncoron Stream, Surface, Cwnorndori Intalco. Surfaco, Intake Northern End of Ynysygwas Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satis factory Fairly Satisfactory Satisfactory Fairly Satisfactory Fairly Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satis factory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satis factory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Fairly Satisfactory Fairly Satisfactory Satisfactory Reservoir, Surfaco, Port Health Office, Port Talbot Docks. Fitters* Stores and Offico, Port Talbot Docks. 7, Bryngurnos Streot, Bryn, Stnndpipo, 4, Mynydd Bychan, Old Park Supply, Morvyn Torrace, Cwnclais . Fairly Satisfactory Satisfactory, Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory