[Report 1971] / Medical Officer of Health, Counties of Perth & Kinross.

  • Perthshire (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1971
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Credit: [Report 1971] / Medical Officer of Health, Counties of Perth & Kinross. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SLAUGHTER OF POULTRY At all premises in the County used for the slaughter of poultry it was found that the slaughter of birds was carried out by dislocation of the neck. The premises did not therefore come within the scope of the Slaughter of Poultry Act, 1967, so far as it applies to the stunning of birds. PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933 Two application were made for licences under the Act for the sale of weed-killers, etc. After inspection of the premises the licences were granted. THEATRES ACT Five application for Occasional Licences were received during the year. In aU cases the halls concerned had been previously licenced. However, it was felt necessary to warn the owners of one public hall that unless the recommendations made by the Firemaster with regard to fire precautions and provision of fire-fighting equipment were met in full it would not be possible to grant another licence in future. PUBLIC CLEANSING Refuse Collection On 16th May, 1971, the five Regional Scavenging Districts were amalgamated into one County Special Scavenging District. While this amalgamation had no immediate effect on the collection and disposal of refuse it was a significant step in improving the administration and organisation of the service. Perth District Re-organisation During the year proposals for the re-organisation of the collection and disposal facilities in the Perth District were put into operation. The new arrangements included a reduction in all the twice weekly collections to one per week; the provision of sack holders and the issue of paper sacks to householders affected by this reduction in frequency of collection; and the disposal of all refuse from the District in one disposal tip at Errol. It was therefore, necessary to re-organize the whole of the collection methods within the District and, while every effort was made to involve the public in as little disturbance as possible during the change-over, it was inevitable that the majority of householders had to make changes in their routine. As it was essential that all the changes took place within the one week a very detailed programme of the different alterations to collection days, method of collection and commencing dates had to be put out to the public. Following the issue of this information to the householders it is gratifying to record that very few enquiries were made to clarify the arrangements. The new system came into operation in July and, while there were difficulties in isolated cases, the householders and refuse collection teams have adapted to the changes without any major problems. It is hoped that eventually all households in the District can be provided with a back door collection of refuse, using bins with paper or plastic sack liners, but at present this arrangement only operates in Scone. As Scone is the largest village in the County with a representative cross-section of the different types of premises the data collected here will be used as a basis for calculating the extension of the system to other areas in the County as well as Perth District. Experience to date of the operations in Scone indicates that the system is of benefit to the householder as well as to the collection teams and the local authority. One of the benefits from the re-organisation of the refuse collection in the Perth District is that it permitted the disposal