[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Lanchester R.D.C.

  • Lanchester (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Lanchester R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    6. Factories. During the year 55 inspections were carried out in the various factories in the area (See Appendix C.). The following is a list of factories in the area at 3Ist December, 1954 Trade. With Power. Without Power. Total. Alloy Reclamation ... — 1 1 Agricultural Contractor 2 — 2 Bakeries 2 — 2 Blacksmiths ... 1 1 2 Benzol Recovery 1 — 1 Boot Repairers 1 2 3 Brick and Pipe Works 2 — 2 Builders’ Yards 1 6 7 Clothing Manufacture 1 — 1 Cosmetics 1 — 1 Ice-Cream Manufacture 2 — 2 Joiners 5 1 (1 Motor Repairers 6 5 11 Paint Mixing ... ... ... ‘ ... — 3 3 Printing — ] 1 Sausage Makers 14 — 14 Sawmills 2 — 2 Tailoring — 2 2 Glove Making 1 — 1 Locomotive Repairs 1 — 1 Laundries 2 — 2 Marine Store Dealers — 1 1 Totals ... 45 23 68 7. Public Health and Housing Acts. MM The following is a summary of inspections made and notices served under the Public Health and Housing Acts:— Housing: Public Health and Housing No. of I nspections. Informal Notices served. Statutory Notices served. remedied after Notice. Acts ... 1,044 1,043 3 575 Overcrowding ... Sanitary Conveniences: 5 5 — 4 Insufficient 7 7 — 7 Defective 135 61 — 53 Drainage ... 237 157 — 141 Water Supply 127 58 — 50 Food Premises 35 7 — 6 Shops Act — — — — Dairies Slaughterhouses: — — Public ... — — — _ Private ... 435 40 — 27 Tents, Vans, etc. 6 — — __ Offensive Trades — — — _ Factories ... 55 — — Keeping of Animals Insanitary Ashpits and 14 3 — — Receptacles... 32 32 — 29 Offensive accumulations 76 76 — 75 Smoke Nuisances Prevention of Damage by Pests 12 12 — 12 Act, 1949 47 30 — 29 Verminous Premises 62 43 — 43 Ice Cream Sampling 21 — — I.D. Investigations . 17 — — — Totals 2,367 1,574 3 1,051