[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Driffield R.D.C.

  • Driffield (Humberside, England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1960
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Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Driffield R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    6 Council Houses at North Haltou were iui]»rovecl during the year; they were provided with bathrooms, hot and cold water and W.C.’s, inside the dwellings. These improvements involved structural alterations and re-arrangement of the lay-out ; the replacement of the old cooking riuiges in the only living-rooms by modern tiled surrounds and electric cookers were provided. The existing outside closet buildings were converted into fuel stores. The total cost of these improvements for the 1) houses was £1,491. 'I’here are still 150 C'ouncil Houses which need modernising, 116 of these lack proper bathroom facilities and hot water, and the remaining HI re(|uire W.C.’s, in addition to hot water and bathrooms. FOOD. Insijection of premises under the Food Hygiene Regulations is continuing and the records show that i)roperty modernisation is hampered hy the lack of proper sewers in some of the villages. The Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1969, came into operation on 1st October, 1960, and these consolidate and extend the 195o to 1957 Regulations. •24 informal notices were served on food retailers. Milk Supply. .Milk retailed in this district is mainly su])plied by a large dairy concern, and all their milk is heat treated. The sale of milk other than that of an approved special designation is jirohibited in this area, therefore raw untreated milk, other than tuberculin tested, is not available. 'I'he following licences for the sale of milk were granted by this .Authority during the year: — Tuberculin Tested ... ... ... 10 Pasteurised ... ... ... ... 10 Sterilised ... ... ... ... 19 .'supplementary licences were granted as follows : — Tuberculin Tested ... ... ... 2 Pasteurised ... ... ... ... 2 Sterilised ... ... ... ... 6 With effect from 1st .January, 1961. under the Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1960, licences for the sale of special designated milk are to be issued by the Fast Riding County Council. I( K-CKKAM. .‘15 premises were registered for the sale of ice-cream, one being a Muniufactory which emplo.vs a cold-mix-method ; the others sell jire-iiacked ice-cream manufactured by one of five projirietary firms.