[Report 1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Chesterfield Borough.

  • Chesterfield (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1932
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Credit: [Report 1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Chesterfield Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Byelaw under the Public Health (Smoke Abatement) Act of 1926, prescribes not more than 3 minutes of black smoke in any continuous period of 30 minutes. On eight occasions the Byelaw was infringed, but only to a slight extent. In each case the firm in question was notified but beyond this no formal action was taken. The average number of minutes of black smoke per 30 minutes for the total number of observations was found to be .99. Premises Controlled by Regtdations or Byelaws. The number and character of these places will be found in Appendix 34. Common Lodging Houses. By reference to the appendix, it will be seen that there are still four registered Common Lodging Houses for men only, and having a total accommodation of 304 beds. One of the four is the Municipal Hostel, owned and carried on by the Corporation, and which has 160 beds. Factory and Workshops Act. 72 visits were made to factories and workshops during the year, and a summary of these visits will be found in the appendix. OffenHrve Trades. The total number of these trades, which include fried fish shops, is 72. These are shown by an asterisk in the appendix. INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. Milk Supply. Milk Register. Number of Registered Milk Producers in the Borough ... ... ... ... ... 77 Number of Cowsheds in the Borough ... ... 103 Approximate number of Cows housed ... ... 620 Number of Registered Producers residing outside the Borough ... ... ... ... ... 97 Number of Retailers (not producers) in the Borough ... ... ... ... ... 92 Number of Retailers (not producers) residing outside the Borough ... ... ... ... 22 Number of Inspections of Dairies and Cowsheds... v301 Milk and Dairies Order, 1926. Under the provisions of this Order, the work outstanding at the year end 1931, in connection with the reconstruction of cowsheds on five farms, has been completed. During the current year four new cowsheds have been erected, while six cowsheds have been internally recon- structed, and in addition two new dairies on farm premises have been erected. Appendix 34. Appendix 35. Appendix 38. Appendix 34.