[Report 1908] / Medical Officer of Health, Chorley Borough.

  • Chorley (England). Borough Council
Date:
1908
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Credit: [Report 1908] / Medical Officer of Health, Chorley Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Food and Drugs.—The County Police have taken sixty- eight (68) samples of food during the year, and have submitted them to the County Analyst for analysis. The samples taken were twenty three (23) of Butter, twelve (12) of Lard, eleven (11) of Milk, six (6) of Vinegar, hve (5) of Coffee, three (3) of Pepper, two (2) each of Arrowroot, Yeast, and Jam, and one (1) each of Cheese and Margarine. One Milk seller was prosecuted for selling Milk containing four per cent, of added water, and was ordered to pay costs. Smoke.—Several observations of the discharge of black Smoke from Mill Chimneys have been taken during the year, and notices have been served upon the owners of two Factories requiring them to abate the nuisance. In each case black Smoke had been noticed issuing from the chimneys for more than ten minutes per hour, and in one of the cases, over twenty minutes. I venture to suggest that your time limit of ten minutes per hour is too much, and considerably more than is permitted in most manufacturing towns. The discharge of so much black Smoke into the air is quite unnecessary and wasteful, in addition to the interference with the comfort and well-being of the inhabitants of your town. Dodging Houses.—There are now only two private Lodging Houses in the Borough, and two Model Lodging Houses, one having been recently built in Standish Street. The Lodging Houses are registered, and under the inspection of your Officers. In the Model Lodging Houses we have paid special attention to the means of escape in the case of fire, and I am glad to be able to report that the owners have provided reasonable fire escapes for that purpose. In the last Table 1 give a list furnished to me by the Sanitary Inspector of notices served, nuisances abated, and sanitary improvements made in his department during the year. From this Table you will see that both he and his Assistant have been actively and profitably engaged during the year. [21]