[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Slough Borough.

  • Slough (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1962
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Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Slough Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    remedial works in progress. At several premises drainage systems were re“constructed and other sanitary improvements were effected at 43 premises. Further progress was made with] the abolition of cesspools during the year. Licensing of Petroleum Storage The Petroleum (Regulation) Aots^ 1928 and 1936 make th| storage of petroleum spirit and mixtures the subject of lice by the local authority which may attach such conditions as ij thinks fit. These conditions have become standardised and, wj certain slight variations to suit local circumstances, follol codes of practice which are advised by the Home Office. The supervision of premises where petroleum is stored either for sale at filling stations or for use in industry, involved during 1962, 510 inspections by your technical offili Constant inspection was necessary in order to ensure that thj conditions attached to the licences granted by the Council v| being observed. In addition, the Southern Electricity Board examined on behalf of the Corporation, the electrical equipD§1 associated with new pumps, etc,, installed diu-ing the year. Within the Borough of Slough at the end of 1962, 183 premises were licensed for the storage of 691,666 gallons o:| petroleum spirit and petroleum mixtures and 4 premises for l| storage of 2 382 lb, of carbide of calcium. These very considerable quantities stored at so many different points within the Borough constitute an extra-ordinary fire risk ai consequently it is essential that the controlling Act and i{ many regulations are strictly enforced. The ready assistance by Officers of the Buckinghamship i Fire Service on problems which may arise is most appreciated The storage of any inflammable material must always b< regarded as a potential hazard. Petroleum and its assoclate| products, in themselves indeed very complex, are only part the total amount of inflammable materials which are widely stored and used throughout industry today. Substances otherjj than petroleum products, however inflammable or dangerous, are not subject to any control by the Local Authority. Hackney Carriages The legislation under which the Slough Borough Council exercise their control of hackney carriages is the Town Po]J Clauses Act of 1847 together with the Byelaws made thereuncl Although the service is operated and organised by private companies and persons, it is nevertheless a service which must serve the public effectively and satisfactorily I it is the Council's object to see that this part of the pul:| transport system is properly controlled.