[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Christchurch R.D.C.

  • Christchurch (Dorset, England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Christchurch R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    are teachers instructed to see that children conic to school with clean teeth; and do’ they insist, as far as they can, on their instructions being obeyed ? BAKEHOUSES.—I inspected eight bakehouses, and 2 re- quired to be cleansed and limewashed. COWSHED'S.—I inspected 31 cowsheds: 17 were in an unsatisfactory sanitary condition. The principal sanitary defects discovered were want of cleanliness and proper overalls. Sheds were not constructed in compliance with the Regulations. MILK-SHOPS.—I inspected 2 milk-shops. They were clean, and the vessels containing milk in the shops were covered. MILK-STORES.—I inspected 2 milk-stores. The milk stored in one was in uncovered churns, the floor was uneven, and waste-water was “backed up” on the floor and in the channel. The cesspool was within the prescribed di.stance of milk-store, and the contents were pumped on adjoining ground. SLAUGHTER-HOUSES.—I inspected i slaughter-house. Proper receptacle for olfal was required. The notice was not affixed. No action was taken under Section 117 of the Public Health Act, 1875. No carcass, or parts of a carcass, were con- demned for tuberculosis. ICE-CREAM.—I inspected the premises of an ice-cream vendor. The utensils usecl in the preparation of ice-cream were clean. FOOD AND DRUGS ACT.—Ten samples were taken during the year. Nine were genume, and one was unsatisfactory, namely, new milk. No case of food-poisoning came to my knowledge during the year. These Acts are administered by the County Council. CANNED FOODS.—It is only by efficient sterilisation that any food-stuff can be rendered absolutely safe when preserved. The temperature required raises the point whether the containers themselves will .stand the heat required, ])articularly if made of glass. The advantages of tins are that they are cheaper, they are more readily sterilised with less risk of damage or fractur^, and it