[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Warrington County Borough.

  • Warrington (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1941
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Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Warrington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    15 FACTORIES. The Factory Act of 1937 which came into force on the 1st July, 1938, abolished the terms:—workshops, textile, and non-textile factories, and the term “factory” is provided for all classes. More female labour is being employed and consequently alteration in the factories have been taken in hand to comply with the Welfare Regulations of the Act. 1()3 visits were paid bv the Sanitary Inspector to premises to ascertain that the provisions of the Factory Act, 1938, were being carried out from a health standpoint. HOUSING. No houses have been built in this town since shortly after the commencement of the war. The slum clearance programme was completed in 1939, 1,074 houses had been demolished and 4,498 displaced persons rehoused, mainly in houses erected bv the local authorin'. We are still in need of a considerable number of houses to replace insanitary houses that ought to be demolished, and to enable us to abate overcrowding. The influx of persons into this town due to the erection of new factories and the extension of existing works has caused considerable over¬ crowding. O INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. SUMMARY FOR YEAR 1941. Milk Supply :— 137 Inspections were made of milkshops and shops where bottled milk is sold. 37 Inspections were made of 8 cowsheds within the town. 60 Samples of milk wrere submitted for Bacteriological Examina¬ tion. 6 Samples of milk were found to contain Tubercle Bacilli, of these 5 samples were from cows kept on premises outside the borough and one from premises within this bor&ugh. Meat Supply :— 1194 visits were paid by the Sanitary Inspector to the 2 slaughter¬ houses in Warrington. (Ministry of Food Controlled from January 15th, 1940). 64 visits were paid to Butchers’ shops. 102 Visits were paid to premises where Potted Meat, Sausages, Nc., are prepared. 34 Visits were paid to the three Tripe Boiler premises. Condemned Food :—Beef Carcases 477.1 cwts., Beast Offals 686 cuts., Sheep Carcases and Offal 1\ cwts., Pig Carcases and Offal 28 cwts., Imported Beef, Pork and Otfal 64 cwts., Fish, Poultry and Rabbits, 20] cwts., Tinned Meat, Milk, Fruit, Vegetables, 802 tins. Cheese, 79 lbs., Imported Eggs, 7,637, Bacon 292 lbs.