[Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough.

  • West Bromwich (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1929
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Credit: [Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Scavenging. Scavenging throughout the Borough is carried out under the control and supervision of the Chief Sanitary Inspector. For full particulars, see Sanitary Inspector's Report. Smoke Abatement. This is one of the most important matters with which Sanitary Authorities are faced. There is no doubt that the next great advance in Hygiene and Preventive Medicine will be made in obtaining a pure atmosphere, by ridding it of the smoke pollution produced by the combustion of soft coal. The public are only just beginning to understand something of the evil effects produced on health by a polluted atmosphere, but when they do realise to the full the importance of this matter, then I think we shall see further and more stringent measures being taken by Parliament to deal with it. Ten smoke observations were taken during the year, and where necessary cautions were given. No legal proceedings were taken. Premises and Occupations which can be controlled by Bye-Laws and Regulations. There are Bye-Laws which have been adopted to deal with :— Slaughterhouses. Common Lodging Houses. Houses let in Lodgings. Tents, Carvans, Sheds. Offensive Trades. There is no necessity in West Bromwich for Regulations in respect of underground sleeping rooms. The number of premises and occupations referred to above is :— Slaughterhouses.-—13 Registered ; 14 Licensed. Offensive Trades.—Under Section 112, Public Health Act, 1875 :—• Bone Boiler Tallow Melter Blood Boiler Fellmonger Soap Boiler Tripe Boiler 1 1 0 0 0