[Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, St Andrews.

  • St. Andrews (Scotland). Council.
Date:
1927
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Credit: [Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, St Andrews. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    B—FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS. Throughout the year 102 visits were made to the Factories and Workshops in the Burgh when investigations into the cleanliness of the premises and the sanitary arrangements were made. Con- ditions on the whole were satisfactory and no serious contra- ventions were encountered. Matters which called for immediate attention were nine cases in which the premises were not adequately clean and ten cases where the water closets were found to be in a dirty condition. The attention of the various parties concerned in these matters was directed to the conditions and the grounds for complaint there- after removed. The overhauling of the Register of Factories and Workshops referred to in last year’s report is now well in hand, and a com- prehensive survey of all Workshops and Factories within the Burgh is being undertaken, and special enquiries made in order that the revised Register may be as accurate as possible. C—COMMON LODGING HOUSES. There are no Common Lodging Houses within the Burgh. D- BURIAL GROUNDS. Within the Burgh are situated two burial grounds, and one situated outwith the Burgh but belonging to it. As the layers in the burial grounds within the Burgh arc now disposed of no interments take place there unless by those who possess grounds in these places. In each burial ground in the Burgh one man is engaged in keeping the grounds and paths in proper order and repair, and during the summer months, or at other periods when necessary other labour is employed. Both places are kept in a satisfactory condition and no com- plaints have been received regarding them during the past year. E.—PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE BURGH POLICE ACT. Towards the close of the year the Public Health Officials were confronted with a projected scheme of alterations to property in the Burgh which, though providing for a few single roomed