[Report 1895] / Medical Officer of Health, Staffordshire County Council.

  • Staffordshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1895
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Credit: [Report 1895] / Medical Officer of Health, Staffordshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Slaughter-Houses. Most of the reports refer to the inspection of slaughter¬ houses, and as a rule they are said to be found in a fairly satisfactory state. The Medical Officer of Health of Fenton states that additional accommodation is required, and points out that it is difficult to systematically inspect the meat supply in consequence of the numerous centres where animals are killed. The Medical Officer of Health of Rugeley states that some slaughter-houses are clean and well kept, but that others are not so. He recommends the adoption of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act, and suggests that it would be a good thing to have a public abattoir outside the town. In Stone, it is said that no register of slaughter-houses has yet been prepared, although the Authority’s attention has pre¬ viously been called to this necessity. Bake-Houses. A few of the reports mention the fact that bake-houses are regularly inspected, but none of the reports contain any obser¬ vations under this heading which call for special notice. Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milkshops. The work under the Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milkshops Order receives attention in a good many of the reports. In Leek Rural District, it appears that in one instance an outbreak of enteric fever occurred which was associated with a dairy, and in another instance an outbreak of scarlet fever. Lodging-Houses. Only in a very few of the reports is any mention made of the inspection of common lodging-houses. The Medical Officer of Health of Leek Urban District points out that the question of lodging-house accommodation in that town is deserving of the Authority’s attention. He