[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Penzance U.D.C. / Borough.
- Penzance (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1938
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Penzance U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![[12] 4. Housing Act, 1936.—Part IV.—Overcrowding— (a) .— (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year (ii) Number of families dwelling therein (iii) Number of persons dwelling therein (b) .—Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year (c) .— (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year (ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases , , .. .» *. . • 81 83 555 6 28 181 Section E.— Inspection and Supervision of Food. (a) Milk Supply. —All milk and cream retailers are registered under the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926. The Milk and Cream Shops are registered and generally satisfactorily kept. Although in very few cases can the premises be considered ideal. There are 65 cowsheds and 84 dairies in the Borough, which are regularly inspected. One hundred and fifteen Inspections were carried out under the Milk and Dairies Acts and Orders. Two informal and 31 formal samples of milk were sent to the Borough Analyst. Of these, 32 were found to be genuine and one not genuine. There was one successful prosecution. Samples of milk taken for bacterial and tubercle examination showed the presence of B. Coli in small numbers, but no tubercle bacilli were present. (5) Meat and other Foods.—The bakehouses in the Borough are registered and well kept; 21 inspections were made. Five thousand eight hundred and seventy-two inspections were made at slaughter houses and there were 45 inspections of markets. Under the provisions of the County of Cornwall Act, 1929, premises are registered for the sale of ice cream ; 7 inspections were made and the premises were reported as satisfactory. Four hundred and twelve visits were paid to various food stores and 4 visits to fried fish shops.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29986709_0014.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
