[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Burnley R.D.C.

  • Burnley (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Burnley R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    f 10 SMOKE ABATEMENT. No special action was taken with regard to smoke abatement. SWIMMING BATHS AND POOLS. No changes or developments during the year. FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS. Sanitary Conditions :—Several inspections were made of the sanitary conditions which, generally, were found to be satis- factory. TENTS, VANS, SHEDS, ETC. No action was taken with regard to tents, vans, sheds, etc. in the district. We have no byela-^s dealing with these or with similar structures. SCHOOLS. No change from conditions reported in previous reports. No school closure on account of infectious disease took place. ERADICATION OF BED BUGS. One house was dealt with during the year. Disinfestation was carried out by a firm of fumigation contractors, using Vermicine. (D) HOUSING. The housing conditions, generally, are fairly satisfactory and have not been affected to any appreciable extent by the changed conditions of war-time. (a) Statistics. Number of new houses erected during the Year :— None. 1. Inspection of dwelling-houses during the year - (1) {a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) ... ... ... ... ... 43 (2) (fl) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub- head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 ... ... ... ... — (3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous as to be unfit for human habitation... —