[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Luton R.D.C.
- Luton (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1948
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Luton R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Cafes, Snack Bars, Fried Fish Shops, etc. Ten inspections were carried out during the year. Conditions in Food Preparation rooms still leaves something to be desired although there appears to be signs of an appreciation of the elementary principles of hygiene. All Fish and Chip fryers were encouraged by letter and verbally to use greaseproof paper for the initial wrapping of their products. Nothing is more disturbing than to enter these shops and find on the counters a pile of news¬ papers some sheets of which on examination appear to be dirty. Generally the response to the appeal made was good and doubtless the scarcity of grease¬ proof paper is the only factor responsible for these food suppliers resorting to less sterile paper. 6 ICE CREAM. Seventeen samples were taken during the year. Eight of these were found to be unsatisfactory. Pre-packed ice cream always produced a good resu t The street trader in unpacked ice cream was responsible for molt of the failures. The continuous opening and closing of ice cream containers and biscuit tins in streets (during the dustiest time of the year) makes contamina¬ tion inevitable Failure on the part of the proprietor to keep these street barrows serviced with clean water and cloths is also an important factor. .•] L°Cal Authorities will not rest assured with regard to this commodity Trade1316 PaCkmg 1S an aCCepted fact or otherwise imposed in the Ice Cream RODENT CONTROL. SewaJhnC0UnClilw/R.0dentJ°Perati,Ve payS re§ular visits to Refuse Tips and suh’s n Dl/jPO®al W°rks and twice during the year sewers were pre-baited and diat T5 7 Gated wbere necessary. Complaints are dealt with imme¬ diately they are received or as soon as practicable. Much of the Operative’s time is spent on survey and preventive measures. It became evident during Author that ,Up CSS R°dent Control is effectively unified between Local Authorities and County Agricultural Committees much of the work done will SonTf Authorities employ Rodent Operatives, others do not Some farmers have contracts with the County Pests Department, others have not. Some farmers and Agricultural Contractors take adequate precautions during threshing operations, others do not. precautions tuallJElther there must,be unified control with sufficient staff to operate effec- would l nil 5 ^ Pre'1943 Order days. With unified control there would be little need to increase the number of Operatives. I am, Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, L. G. HILL, Sanitary Inspector.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29747302_0023.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
