[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Liskeard R.D.C.

  • Liskeard (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1965
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Credit: [Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Liskeard R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Camping and Caravan Sites. The control of the various licensed caravan and camping sites in the district continued to take up a considerable amount of time. Each year the benefits of the improvements which have been effected by virtue of the powers conferred by the Caravan Sites and Control qf Development Act become more evident. Generally I have found caravan site proprietors to be co-operative and the demands of the general public for improved ameni¬ ties are making them provide even higher standards than that required by the site licences. For instance, on holiday sites the licences did not insist on the provision of showers but in most cases these are being provided. The recent trend has been the provision of swimming pools and on one site a pool was constructed and put into operation during the year. Water from the pool circulates through sand filters but chlorination is applied manually. This has not been found to be satisfactory and means are being devised to design a simple system of automatic dosing. Without doubt the control of swimming baths on caravan sites is likely to occupy an increasing amount of the Public Health Inspector’s time in the future. During the year three new caravan site licences were granted, one for 8 caravans, one for 40 and the other for 46 caravans. In one of the larger sites work had to be deferred pending the preparation of a new lay-out plan but some progress was made in providing a further toilet block comprising the following :— WOMEN 10 water closets 9 wash hand-basins 2 showers MEN 7 water closets 6 wash hand-basins 2 showers In addition to the licenses previously mentioned, a further four were granted in respect of individual caravans. FOOD. (1) Meat Inspection. Slaughterhouses. There are no licensed slaughterhouses in the Liskeard Rural District and the meat consumed is obtained from the Abattoir of the Fat Stock Marketing Corporation which is situated within the Borough of Liskeard. Inspection of the Butchers’ Shops are made from time to time and com¬ pliance with the requirements of The Food Hygiene Regulations are enforced. Checks are made on meat exposed for retail sale. (2) Food Hygiene Regulations, I960. There is very little problem with food hygiene in the village shop where food is mostly prepacked or canned. There is now a growing tendency for such foods as bacon, ham and cheese to be prepacked. In the case of the butcher’s shop it is gratifying to see the growing use of refrigerated display cabinets. All the retail shops have adequate washing facilities and the standard of hygiene is very good. The problem, as far as food hygiene is concerned, is with the hotel and restaurants which are opened during the summer season only, to cater for the large influx of visitors in the district. Many of these have restricted accommodation, which makes kitchen management difficult and, of course, it is virtually impossible to achieve much in personal hygiene education with a changing seasonal staff. Routine visits are made through the period when the premises are open and generally a reasonable standard was maintained. The fact that no outbreaks of food poisoning occurred during the year, particularly when one has regard to the large number of meals served, is indicative of some success in the field of food hygiene. During the year under review the following work was carried out to food premises.