[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Belper U.D.C.

  • Belper (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Belper U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    17/36 (page 15)
    Household refuse, gailrage, etc., which was previou.'^ly sent to the various tips, is now destroyed at the Destructor which was installed in 1923. Very few coiii]>laints reach me concerning the collectinii, but the more univers'il u.-e of zinc ash bins should be enforced, though during the last few years the practice of having the.se hin.s has la-en on the increase. Tip|iing has ceased altogether at Wind}' Gap, but I should like to see trees planted sucli as elderberry on the site, and all the old tins collected up. The cost of scavenging for the year 1925 rvas £785 14s. 4d., giving it at 6 per house. Sanitary Inspection of the Area. Premises and occujiations which are controlled by Bye-laws and Eegulations : There are 18 Fried Fisli shops in the district, and all have been visited on numerous occasions, and found kept satisfactory. There still remains a few of the old fashioned style of stoves which allows the surrounding walls to he sialashed, and thus become saturated with oil. Rag and Bone Stoues. There is one on the site of tne old tip at Windy Gap, concerning which I have received no complaint. Lodging Houses. Tlicre is only one registered in the district. The cleanliness of the house is satisfactoiy and the conduct of the house i.s good. Food. hutitection nf preminex where Foad is prepared. Frequent vi.'it.s of inspection have been made in the course of this important woik. Bakehouses. There are 11 of these in tlie District. Most of tliese are of the modern type, which must have a tendency towards cleanliness as the method of firing is outside the bakehouse. White- washing has keen kept u[) to-date, and tliere has been no cause for notices to be served. Si.AUGUTKii-HousES. There are 10 Slaughter-houses in the district. These have Ireen frequently inspected and found well kept, and the quality of the meat has been very good. I have frequently expressed the opinion that the provision of a public abattoir is an object to be aimed at, in order to centralise the whole of the slaughtering, and to facilitate adequate inspection, and I am also much in favour of the use of tlie “ humane killer.”