[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Salisbury (New Sarum) City.

  • Salisbury (England). City Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Salisbury (New Sarum) City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Housing Act, 1936—Part IV.—Overcrowding.— (a) Number of ktiozvn dwellings overcrowded at end of year . . 4 (b) Number of new cases of overcrowding discovered during the year 2 (c) Number of known cases of overcrowding relieved during the year 1 As previously mentioned, we feel that we still do not know the full extent of overcrowding within the City. Public Health Act, 1936, Section 83-85. Number of inspections in connection with verminous premises . . 48 Number of visits entailed . . . . . . .. .. 88 Number of re-visits . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Number of new cases . . . . . . . . .. .. 13 Number of verminous rooms sprayed . . . . . . . . \~] Number of verminous rooms gassed . . . . . . . . 8 Number of wasps nests destroyed . . .. . . . . 10 The Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949.—The following various types of premises were treated by the Rodent Operatives during the year : dwellings, business premises, Institutions, garden sheds and poultry runs, pig styes, the sewage works and refuse tips, and the twice yearly treatment of the City’s sewers. 151 complaints were received and 348 new cases recorded. A total of 1,308 inspections, involved 2,342 visits and 607 treatments. Section E. INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD AND PLACES WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED Slaughter Houses and Meat Inspection.—The eight private slaughter houses, within the City were closed in January, 1940, and the work transferred to the Government controlled abattoir at Stratford. This reduced work is offset by the increased number of requests received for the condemnation of blown and damaged tins: requests are also frequently made for the inspection of meat at the distributing centre and the butchers’ shops within the City. Details of meat surrendered and destroyed are included in the list below. Other Food Premises.—There were 25 Butchers’ Shops, 17 Bakehouses, 8 Fried Fish Shops, 62 Restaurant Kitchens (23 of these also being licensed premises), 5 Ice Cream Manufacturers, and 66 Dealers on the registers at the end of the year, showing a decrease of 32 Ice Cream Dealers. It is also known that a number of Hotels serve, and possibly make, ice-cream, but these premises still await a detailed inspection. 172 ice-cream samples were submitted for Bacteriological examination compared with 91 last year and 149(86.63%) compared with 63 (69.23%) in 1950 satisfied the provisional recommend¬ ations of the Ministry of Health. Food Poisoning Outbreaks. {a) Total number of outbreaks .. . . . . . . 1 (b) Number of cases . . . . . . . . . . 12 (c) Number of deaths . . . . . . .. . . 0 (d) The single outbreak of food poisoning involved twelve cases, all ot which were mild. The organisms or other agent causing the outbreak were not discoved. (e) The food causing the single outbreak mentioned above was not discovered,