[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Barnack R.D.C.

  • Barnack (Cambridgeshire). Rural District Council.
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Barnack R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (ii) DRalNAGjil Ai^fD oEWEitAGE, Dii'xioulty ‘becm fcXjjci-iei^ceu in i'roviuine <aafcq.u.ate ooxiectioxi ol’ nig,ht soil and ^raater diiiicnity in otitain- in^ suitaTjxe sites for disposal, owing to the intense cultivation ox ail land. At the request of the council, a plan for a complete sewerage system in the whole district has been prepared hy Consultiiig engineers and will shortly he ready for suhmission to the Llinistry of Health. Pail closet. By the Council Scavenger of pail closet and dry-house refuse throughout the District. (h] SAhlTAiiY IHSPBCTIOh OF THE AEEA. Complaints - Formal - 7 receiver. Hecesary action taken in all cases. Ho. of inspections made - 78, Re-visits - 1^35. iC Informal notices have heen serveu unaer Puhlic Health and Housing, Acts during the year. (4:) SCHOOLS. Pail closets are in use ix^ axr schoois. narnack has a twice weekly collection hy Scavenger. SECTIOH D. EOU0IH&. inspection of Dv.’eixing Houses during the year. uwing to the shortae^e of labour and materials the practice is still to inspect houses only upon complaint, or those houses iinown to he liable to recurring uexects. Only 0 Informal Hot ices were served. Salvage of Waste. A. small amount only has been collected. Owing to lack 01 volunteer help, collection has now ceased. 5ECT10H E. IHSP5CII0H ADD SlTERVIBiCK OF FOOD. {a ) . HILi: iiHD DAIRIES ORDER . Dairies and Cowsheus. 2 'wholesale and 1 Retail licences were granteu ana 1 V.'hoicsaie and two butter producing xicences were canceileu during, the year. Particulars 01 Hetjistcr at end of y'ear:-' Producers (Wholesale) - xD. Do. (Retail) - C Do. (Butter only) - 4 The cowsheds, dairies etc, of the larger cov.keepers are well up to stanusrd, the remainder maintain a reasonabxe standard of cleanliness, but luany of the cowsheds and dairies are well below the standard required, and will have to be dealt with in the very near future. (1) OLOdET ACCCmiODATIQi. . (2) PUBLIC CLEANSIHG.