[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Oswaldtwistle U.D.C.
- Oswaldtwistle (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1959
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Oswaldtwistle U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![During the year one firm installed mechanical bring equip¬ ment, and in some other cases the question of additional equipment is being actively considered. The Building Bye-laws now require all new domestic buildings to be equipped with fire-grates capable of burning smokeless fuels. No. of factory chimneys in the district . 23 No. of factory units mechanically fired . 12 No. of factory units hand fired with solid smoke¬ less fuels . 3 No. of factory units oil fired . 1 No. of factory units hand fired with bituminous coal . 7 No. of observations taken . 26 No. of observations unsatisfactory . 6 Swimming Baths and Pools. There are no swimming baths or pools within the district. Schools. These are adequately dealt with by the School Medical Officer of the Lancashire County Council. Routine inspection of school children is carried out by the School Medical Officer of Health, and when necessary by the District Medical Officer of Health. The School M.O.H. and District M.O.H. co-operate with regard to school closure in the prevention of the spread of infectious disease. Contacts of infectious disease are excluded from school. Sanitary Inspections during 1959. No. of premises visited ... ... 1,800 Defects or nuisances discovered 540 Defects or nuisances abated ... 630 No. of notices served:— (a) Informal ... ... 97 (b) Statutory . 4 Classification of Inspections. Housing—Public Health Act (Primary Inspections)... 57 or Housing Acts „ (Re-inspections) ... 72 Drainage. 25]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29939902_0020.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
