Health Committee's report / City of Melbourne.

  • Melbourne (Vic.). Health Committee.
Date:
[1944]
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Health Committee's report / City of Melbourne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Bone boiling and milling, 1; Fat-extracting or melting, 21; Fellmongery, woolscouring and woolwashing, 14; Flock, shoddy or mungo manufacture, 2; Glue or size factories, 1; Gut cleaning or scraping, 2; Manure works, 2; Marine stores, 10; Poultry killing, cleaning and dressing, 11&; Rag picking or sorting, 2; Soap works, 2; Store for skings, hides, hoofs, hair or bones, 46; Boil¬ ing down works, 1; Oil boiling, 1; Abattoirs, 1; Refuse Destructor 1; Tip, 1 HAIRDRESSING SALOONS Regular inspections of all hairdressing shops have been carried out throughout the various City districts for the purpose of administering the Hairdressers’ Shops Regulations 1922 made under the Health Act. The premises generally were found to be well kept and in compliance with the Regulations. I' w ST A BLES Whilst these premises are kept under regular supervision to ensure their general cleanli¬ ness special care is exercised during the summer months to combat the fly menace and ensure the regular removal of manure and the cleansing of manure pits. During the year improvements were effected at nine (9) premises. SMOKE NUISANCE The smoke and soot problem demands continuous attention. Relative^ few complaints were received during the year and it may be assumed that this problem is fairly well under con¬ trol. Alterations were effected to nine (9) furnaces whilst minor improvements were carried out at several cafes and boarding houses, together with the enforcement of the regular sweeping of all chimneys at these establishments. SANITARY SERVICES Temporary sanitary conveniences installed at buildings in course of erection or alteration and at military camps in the City numbered 264 involving approximately 11,700 clearances. These figures are similar to those of the previous year In addition to the above installations the mar¬ shalling grounds for troops taking part in marches through the City were again serviced and this involved 255 clearances. The disposal of nightsoil is being continued at the depot of the Mel¬ bourne and Metropolitan Board of Works at Cam pbellfield. INVESTIGATIONS A feature of departmental work is the service afforded to ratepayers in giving advice on the various phases of public health. This service, together with complaints received, involved ap¬ proximately 1,400 investigations throughout the year. Analysis of these shows that 576 dealt with the rat problem, 426 related to various phases of defective housing, 76 to foodstuffs and food premises, 76 to unsatisfactory garbage bins and refuse, 22 to smoke nuisance, 40 to yards and drainage of premises and 22 to vermin in dwellings, whilst the remainder (162) could be grouped as miscellaneous. PUBLIC BUILDINGS Regular supervision has been maintained of all registered dancing saloons and places of pas¬ time under the Council’s By-Laws and Regulations, and, in conjunction wTith the Public Health Department, theatres and other public buildings have been regularly inspected and the provisions of the Regulations governing such places enforced. SUMMARY OF ROUTINE WORK CARRIED OUT DURING 1944. No. of complaints received and attended to .. Re-inspections for compliance with notices . Fire reports received and attended to ... Inspections and reinspections under Slum Reclamation and Housing Acts. Reports forwarded to Housing Commission. Notices served under Slum Reclamation and He using Acts Specifications forwarded to owners under Slum Reclamation and Housing Acts.. Inspections and re-inspections made under Health Act. No. of specifications forwarded to owners and proprietors under Health Act.... Inspections of hotels and boarding houses . Inspections of common lodging houses . Inspections of eating houses . . .. Inspections of ice-cream and aerated water premises . Inspections of factories (where food is manufactured) .. Inspections of other food premises ....... Seizures of foodstuffs (consisting of fish, rabbit in .jelly, pearl barley, Rycena, as¬ sorted jam) ..... Inspections of public buildings (day and evening) . Inspection of hairdressing saloons . Inspections of offensive trades and cattle sale yards.. . 29 1399 2109 266 256 129 28 12 215 87 3033 35 5752 1717 1158 6569 6 ** t- / 3/ 294 710