[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Warwick Borough.

  • Warwick (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Warwick Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The register now includes 92 factories (78 having mechanical power —at these local authorities’ duties are limited to the enforcement of Section 7 of the Factories Act, 1937—and 14 without mechanical power). Seven notices were served and 5 were complied with during the year. SHOPS ACTS, 1912—1938 Six notices requiring improvements to sanitary accommodation were complied with ; in two cases additional water closets, and in another, washing facilities, were provided. Other improvements effected included improved heating at two shops, additional ventilation at one, and additional seats for female assistants at two shops. Certificates of exemption in respect of water closet accommodation were issued in four cases. Towards the end of the year systematic inspections of shops were being undertaken. This resulted in a total number of inspections in this class much higher than usual and accounts for the number of Shops Act notices outstanding at the end of the year. TERMINAL DISINFECTION Twenty-one houses were disinfected following the removal of patients to hospital or at the request of occupiers. INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD Milk and Dairies Registers.—The following make up the current registers :— Cowkeepers who are also retail purveyors of milk ... 5 Cowkeepers who are not retail purveyors of milk 12 Dairymen and retail purveyors of milk not included in above ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 Dairy Farms ... ... ... ... ... ... 17 Dairies other than farms ... ... ... ... 8 Dairy Premises All cowsheds and dairies were inspected regularly during the year, a total of 134 inspections being made. Dairy premises were generally well maintained and a good standard of cleanliness was observed at most dairies. Two notices requiring minor improvements were complied with. Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1936 to 1946 The following licences were in operation during the year :— Dealers’ Licences to use the designation “ Tuberculin Tested ” ... 6 “ Pasteurised ”... ... 1 Supplementary Licences to use designation Tuberculin Tested” ... 2 “ Pasteurised ” ... ... 4