[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Ilkeston Borough.

  • Ilkeston (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1960
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Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Ilkeston Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Number of premises visited in connection with infectious disease . . . . . . .11 Bottles or tins of an approved disinfectant were supplied, free of charge, for use at premises where cases of infectious disease has occurred, if requested. CARAVAN SITES AND CONTROL OF DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1960 This Act received the Royal Assent on the 29th July, 1960, and came into force one month after that date. One application for a site licence was received for the caravan site at Woodhouse Field, Station Road, Ilkeston, for a maximum number of 52 caravans. The Council licensed the site subject to certain conditions, which were, in the main, the Model Standards 1960 specified by the Minister of Housing and Local Government for permanent residential caravan sites. By the end of the year the works required to be done, to conform to those conditions, were practically complete. The site is always clean and well kept, with good tarmacadam roads and concrete standings. There have been no complaints regarding the site from nearby residents. There are two other sites in the Borough used only as travelling showmen’s winter quarters, and as such, they are exempted from licensing. HEALTH EDUCATION Trades Exhibition. A successful Trades Exhibition was arranged by the Ilkeston Chamber of Trade and held on the 17th to 21st May, inclusive. The attendance for the five days was over 10,000. The Health Department had a stand on the themes of Clean Air and Domestic Pests. For the part devoted to Clean Air I was able to obtain on loan from the Solid Smokeless Fuels Federation a stand showing the various types of solid smokeless fuel which are available and a good number of copies of the booklet entitled “ Clean Air for You ” was distributed to interested adults. The bench model of a volumetric recorder loaned from the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research attracted considerable attention along with the displayed smoke filter papers and typical monthly records. The Regional Offices of the Infestation Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food helped considerably by loaning an illuminated stand depicting rodent control, live insect pests and a number of large photographs of the bed bug, human flea, clover mite, cockroach, house fly, blow fly, silver fish, etc.
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