[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Newcastle-upon-Tyne City & County.
- Newcastle upon Tyne (England). City & County Council.
- Date:
- 1946
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Newcastle-upon-Tyne City & County. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![19] Council and other Schools. Systematic inspections, numbering 202, were made on schools in the City. Defects of a minor nature were found and promptly remedied on verbal request to the Education Authority. Shops Act, 1934 ; Section 10. Persons employed in or about the business of a shop are catered for under Section 10 in respect of ventilation, temperature, sanitary accommodation, lighting, washing facilities and accommodation for the taking of meals. In other matters the premises are dealt with under the provisions of other Acts. Inspections totalling 1,578 were made, when 723 contraventions were found and dealt with. Details of these inspections are embodied in the “ Summary of Inspections ” table on page 186. Rag Flock Acts, 1911, 1928. No rag flock is manufactured in the City. It is used however in the 36 premises in the City where the trade of upholsterers or bedding makers is carried on. The object of the Acts is to ensure that rag flock be used in a clean state, and to this end a cleanliness standard is laid down. 8 samples of rag flock were purchased and after analysis by the Public Analyst 7 were certified to conform to the standard of cleanliness, whilst the other one failed to reach the standard. The firm from whom this sample was procured returned the whole consign¬ ment of rag flock (sample taken just after delivery of the rag flock and unused by them) to the makers. The Authority having jurisdiction over the area in which the maker’s premises were situated was notified of the deficient sample, and action taken by them resulted in the makers of the rag flock being summonsed and fined. No action was taken against the vendors of the sample. Premises where rag flock is used are also inspected under the Factories Act, 1937, and during the year a total of 125 visits were made. Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Acts. Factories, warehouses and retail shops where fertilisers and feeding stuffs are made, stored or sold, are visited to ascertain whether the requirements of the Act are being observed. In addition, these premises are supervised under powers of other Acts. 26 supervisory visits were made and 17 samples (mostly informal) of fertilisers were](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29905084_0213.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
