[Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Loughborough Borough.

  • Loughborough (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Loughborough Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Total Number in Borough Number supplied from Main:- (l) Direct (2; To outside standpipes Number supplied from Wells TOTAL (b) Well Supplies. Generally speaking the shallow well waters in the district are unsuitable for drinking purposes and in some instances users have been advised to boil such water before using it for drinking purposes, pending connection to public mains. During the year under review eight premises have been provided with a piped supply, and further houses were being dealt with at Hathern and Napantan when the year closed. Houses. Persons. 9750 34, 090 9568 33,483 56 196 126 411 9750 34,090 DISINFESTATION AND DISINFECTION. The method employed in cases of infestations of bed-bugs has been spraying with insecticide incorporating D.D.T. The efficacy of this product against numerous household pests has been proved beyond all reasonable doubt, and in addition to its highly toxic qualities, it is particularly stable and remains deadly to most forms of insect life for periods varying up to nine months, ihe cost of treating premises is considerably less than for fumigation as no structural disturbances or detailed preparations are necessary. The work can be done with a minimum of inconvenience to the occupants who are not required to vacate the premises during treatment. Constant attention is given to the detection of vermin during routine inspections and ^though no cases in Council houses were dealt with during the year, arrangements have been made for co-operation with the Housing Maintenance Officer who will refer cases for attention. The following table gives particulars of the number of houses disinfested for bed-bugs during the year:- SPRAYING. NUMBER OF (a)Houses« (b)visits. (c) Treatments. Council Houses NONE NONE NONE Private 21 58 42 20 loads of bedding were steam disinfected. 49 beds were destroyed and 44 houses were disinfected after the occurrence of infectious disease. MILK PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION. Control, (a) Milk Sampling. Full use was made throughout the year of the County Council Laboratory for the testing of milk samples. The samples were taken during surprise visits to local farms and retail dairies and from purveyors in the course of distribution. The table reproduced over the page gives the results of the 101 samples procured, which can be regarded