[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Consett U.D.C.

  • Consett (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Consett U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Ice Cream Vehicles 24 Ice Cream Sampling 92 Grocers/General Dealers 315 Market :— Food Stalls 384 Fruiterers 164 Food Manufacturers (Section 14) 276 Confectioners 124 Catering Establishments 118 Bakehouses 70 Wet and Fried Fish Shops 129 Cottagers' Pigs 10 Ministry of Food Slaughterhouse 773 Miscellaneous 46 W.M.S.A. Depot 49 Infectious Diseases 19 Factories 292 Storage of Petroleum and Carbide 13 Enquiries re Food Poisoning Outbreaks 282 Enquiries re Dysentery 5;> Rag Flock Act 2 Marine Stores 2 Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1,236 Pets Act 45 Total 8,049 6. Factories Two hundred and ninety two visits were made to factories in which persons were employed. (See Appendix F.). Outworkers. Only one person was notified as being an outworker. 7. Duties under the Shops Act, 1950. Due to a re-organisation in the various Departments, the Shops Inspector who was previously a member of the Health Department Staff, was transferred to the Clerk’s Department in March, 1953. He has continued to carry out these functions under the supervision of the Clerk of the Council.