[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Prestwich Borough.
- Prestwich (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1949
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Prestwich Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Public Health Department, Town Hall, Prestwich. October, 1950. To His Worship the Mayor, and all Members of the Council. Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, I have pleasure in presenting to you the following report on the sanitary circumstances and work carried out in the district for the year ending 81st December, 1949. During the year 1,405 sanitary defects or nuisances were dis¬ covered, and 1,755 abated. The reason for the increase in the number abated is due to the fact that a number of outstanding defects which had been held up due to shortage of materials have now been remedied. 468 informal notices and 63 statutory notices were served, and in 6 cases it was necessary to take legal proceed¬ ings. Food shops and food-preparing premises have been regularly inspected. Milk, Ice-cream and the water supply have been fre¬ quently sampled. In connection with rodent control, in addition to tip and sewer treatments and dealing with general complaints of rat and mice infestation in the area, a special treatment was carried out in conjunction with other local authorities to eradicate the rat popu¬ lation on the banks of the river Irwell and its tributaries extending from Rawtenstall to Manchester, which was approved of by the Ministrv of Agriculture and Fisheries, whose representatives gave advice and assistance in the work. I am, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, L. T. ]. TRIPPIER, Chief Sanitary Inspector.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29999455_0026.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
