[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Chippenham Borough.

  • Chippenham (Wiltshire, England). Borough Council.
Date:
1965
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Credit: [Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Chippenham Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SWIMMING POOL Regular samples from the swimming and paddling pools were taken during the summer months and submitted for bacteriological examination to the Public Health Laboratory Service. The samples, taken at peak loads at fortnightly intervals, are to assess the efficiency of the treatment, which is of the continuous filtration, circulation and chlorination type. Other and more frequent tests, to determine the residual chlorine content of the water , are carried out on the premises. DISEASES OF ANIMALS (WASTE FOODS) ORDER 1957. The Council accepted delegation from the County Council of this Order. There are eight licenced premises in the Borough (six only are actually processing waste food) and these are inspected from time to time in connection with the enforcement of the Order. PET Two licences were issued to keep pet shops. These premises are inspected, although the only pets sold are cage-birds, goldfish and tortoises. ERADICATION OF VERMIN. Some verminous infestations were dealt with by the use of D.D.T and Gammexane Insecticides. In a number of cases, advice and assistance was given in connection with fly and wasp infest it ions. RODENT CONTROL The methods used have, on the whole, become standardised through- out the country, and are as recommended by the Ministry of Agricult- ure, Fisheries and Food. Poisons used are - Zinc Phosphide and Warfarin. The Sewers, brooks and sewage outfall works are now treated as a routine measure twice yearly, the refuse tips are closely watched and treated as often as may be necessary. The low level of rat infestations in surface properties in the town is due greatly to the systematic control measures applied to the sewers, but it should be remembered that rats are attracted by readily available food supplies - from building sites where scraps are carelessly thrown about and from residential areas where birds are fed without adequate precautions. The following details are in the form required by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food:- Type of Property Non-Agricultural Agri- ' cul- tural Local Dwelling U1 other Total of Auth- house s (incl. Cols. 1, orit y (incl. Busines s 2 & 3. Council house s) Premises) 1. Number of properties in L.A’s District 12 5824 1299 7135 12 2. Number of properties insp.’tc as a result of - (a) Notification __ 39 32 71 1 (b) Survey 12 2 9 23 - (c) Otherwise - 200 275 475 1 3. Number of properties insp’td which were found to be infested 6 - 8 ' 14 — 4o Number of infested prop- erties treated by L.A. 6 38 29 73 1 i i]5 o Total treatments carried out, including re-treatmenta ! i 7 68 44 119 1