[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Aberdeen County Council.

  • Aberdeenshire (Scotland). Council
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Aberdeen County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Water: Three hundred and sixty-eight new water supplies were installed during 1951. Samples were taken with the following results: — Chemical— Satisfactory ... ... ... ... 249 Unsatisfactory ... 25 Bacteriological— Satisfactory ... ... ... ... 291 Unsatisfactory ... ... ... 10S Drainage: 29,317 yards of new drains were laid during the year. 605 drains were smoke-tested. Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928. The number of samples taken was as follows: — Formal— Satisfactory Non-Genuine Convictions Warnings ... Informal— Genuine ... Non-Genuine 256 8 4 (fines of £3, and three at £5 were imposed). 3 327 42 Ice Cream (Scotland) Regulations, 1948: Number of improvements carried out to premises ... ... .... 13. Number of samples taken ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 116. Number of premises proposed to register ... ... ... ... ... 53. Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act, 1926: The number of samples taken was as follows: — Satisfactory ... ... ... 75 Unsatisfactory ... ... ... 7 Cleansing: A cleansing service was provided to all premises within the County Special Scavenging District which was extended in May to include the villages of Echt, Oyne, Kirkton of Oyne and built-up areas in the Bridge of Don and Dyce districts. Premises outwith the County Special Scavenging District which take advantage of the service include local authority houses and 851 other premises which are up to or within 3 miles of lorry routes. Special contracts are in operation for the daily removal of refuse from Bridge of Don Barracks and twice weekly removal of refuse from the Burgh of Kintore. A weekly average of 460 tons of refuse was collected. Street sweeping and gully cleaning was carried out in all villages and hamlets within the County Special Scavenging District. During the year, 330 tons waste paper, 105 tons tins and other metals and 26 tons sacking were collected and sold to merchants. An electric baling press was purchased and installed in a shed at one of the service’s refuse dumps. Seventeen refuse collection vehicles were used to operate the cleansing service. One Hi-Lift Excavator was also in use principally on the levelling of refuse dumps. Porty-seven full-time and 7 part-time employees were engaged throughout the year. New refuse dumps were acquired at Cults, Tarves and Cairnbulg and the dumps at Longside and Lumsden were extended. A new dump is required in the Fyvie area. Two workmen were employed at refuse dumps to separate waste paper, tins, etc. from domestic refuse. This has resulted in a considerable improvement in the condition and appearance of the tips. Rat extermin- ation work is carried out at regular intervals at all dumps. It is hoped that the erection of a Cleansing Garage at Dyce will be commenced at an early date. The Insch garage has not yet been completed. Temporary garage accommodation was provided at Dyce and Aboyne by the erection of corrugated asbestos sheds. The erection of local authority and private enterprise houses in the rural area of the county continued to open new lorry routes and the demand for a cleansing service increases accordingly.
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