[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Borough.
- Workington (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1938
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Xotiee was received under Section 110 of the Act regarding one outworker. The premises were inspected and found satisfactory. Cinemas, Social Clubs, Licensed Victuallers’ Premises, etc. Periodical inspections have been made, and gener¬ ally the premises have been maintained in a satisfactory condition. Minor defects brought to the notice of the various Managements have been speedily rectified. Two licensed ])remises have been extensively altered during the year, and the sanitary arrangements at several others have been improved. The majority of urinals are noAv fitted with automatic flushing arrangements. Shops Act, 1934. Two hundred and fifty-one visits have been paid re¬ garding the provisions of the Act relating to ventilation and temperature of shops and to sanitary conveniences, and on the whole the premises have been satisfactory. Dairies and Covcsheds. The number of Milk Producers in the Borough is 27, and the number of Purveyors on the Register is 65. During the year 192 visits were paid to Dairies, and 99 visits to Farms. The latter are usually visited at milk¬ ing times. Various improvements have been carried out during the year, including the provision of mechanical milking machines at twm farms. A great deal of time has been spent interviewing Milk Producers within and outside the Borough regarding’ unsatisfactory samples of milk, the number of which has been unfortunately high. Naturally they are all anxious to rectify the adverse results, and are grateful for our assistance. They also well appreciate the earnest endeav¬ ours of the Committee to tolerate nothing hut a pure supply of milk for Workington,](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30293327_0045.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
