[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County.

  • Canterbury (England). City & County Council.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Verminous Houses. J'Ucvcn Council houses and six other houses were found to he verminous and were disinfected by the Public Health Depart- ment staff. The scheme put into operation in 1948 to prevent the spread of vermin in Council houses was continued and (a) the furniture and effects of every prospective tenant are inspected before the keys for the house are handed out, and (b) before occupation commences every Council house, old or new, is given a precautionary treatment with insecti- cide in order to kill any vermin missed in the survey. In 1955 precautionary spraying was done in 237 cases. One \-crminous house was discovered during the survey and in this case the contents of the house were fumigated by the De])artmcnt before the tenant was allowed to move into the new house. P'ive requests were received to rid houses of wasps’ nests. Infectious Diseases, etc. Twenty-four houses were fumigated on account of tubercu- losis and other diseases. Knackers Yard. One building is licensed by the Council for the slaughtei' of horses and other animals. Only a very small trade is carried on and visits have shown the business to be conducted in a satis- factory manner and the building to be kept in a clean condition. The animals are slaughtered in a humane manner and the proprietors dispose of the meat uncooked for cat and dog food. Contagious Diseases of Animals Acts. No action by the Department was necessary during the year.