[Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.
- Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1956
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Disinfection 14 rooms in 11 houses were disinfected during the year. Arrangements were made for the disinfection of 8 lots of bedding. BIRKENHEAD CORPORATION ACT, 1881. Section 90— PIG KEEPING No new applications for permission to keep pigs were received but 3 persons on the register ceased keeping pigs during the year. There are now 73 pig-keepers in the Borough, most of whom keep one or two pigs for part of the year only. BIRKENHEAD CORPORATION ACT, 1930. Section 68— CARAVANS, etc. One application by a Youth Club to place tents on land during the summer months was granted. , One application to place a caravan on land for living purposes for a 1 period of 4 months was refused. One caravan was occupied without permission having been sought. After several representations had been made, this van was removed. THEATRES, MUSIC HALLS AND CINEMAS 60 visits were made during the year. These premises are well conducted and defects speedily remedied by the proprietors. PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933 The department is responsible for the issue of licences to persons, other than pharmacists, who sell by retail those poisons set out in Part II iof the Poisons List. New licences issued during the year 9 Licences renewed during the year 183 Change of address Nil No. of visits to shops 40 THE RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951 1] In accordance with the provisions of the above Act, the under- mentioned premises have been included in the Statutory Register. Premises licensed for the manufacture and storage of Rag Flock ... 1 Premises licensed for the manufacture and storage of layered flock and woollen felting 1 Premises registered for the manufacture of new upholstery 5 11 visits of inspection were made, and the undermentioned samples vere submitted to the prescribed analysts for analysis— Passed Failed Total 5 — 5 1 — 1 Rag Flock ... Layered Flock](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28927503_0051.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
