[Report 1906] / Medical Officer of Health, Peterborough City & Borough.

  • Peterborough (England). City & Borough Council.
Date:
1906
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Credit: [Report 1906] / Medical Officer of Health, Peterborough City & Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the milker ; I have repeatedly observed an entire disregard of these wholesome precautions. The result of such want of care is a deposit of organic matter in the milk, which can easily be verified by straining through thin muslin. Slaughter Houses. Only one defect was found, but at the same time I would venture to suggest that considerable discrimina¬ tion be exercised before any further licenses are granted. N.S.P.C.C. I have again to acknowledge my indebtedness to Inspector Bausor, the local official of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children ; by his vigilance and active co-operation several instances of overcrowding and dirty houses have been brought to my notice. Summary. The health of Peterborough during 1906 can fairly be described as very satisfactory. Cases of Diphtheria are becoming annually fewer, there is very little Typhoid Fever, unless imported from other localities, and the death rate remains low in comparison with other towns, three very important factors. At the same time I still think that the formation of a Public Health Com¬ mittee is necessary. Many questions relating to the health of the inhabitants of the city are now discussed, and a decision arrived at in public, which could be more thoroughly thrashed out in private, with due regard both to the inhabitants and the interest of the in¬ dividuals concerned. Factories and Workshops Act. There is very little to re¬ port under the provisions of this Act, defects found have all been of a minor character, and our suggestions are always met by the owners in a most conciliatory spirit, thus removing the necessity for any prosecutions. The new factories erected are everything that could be desired, managers being fully alive to the importance of providing healthy premises for their workpeople.