[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Liskeard Borough.

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

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    National Assistance Act 1948 No action under Section 47 ofthis Act was called for during the year. Water Supply The supply of water for domestic purposes was adequate throughout the year in spite of prolonged dry weather during the summer months. The quality of the filtered and chlorinated water was at all times very good. Sewerage and Sewage Disposal Although necessary planning and negotiations with landowners went ahead I regret to report progress during 1955 towards the provision of proper sewage disposal arrangements was veryaLow. If the present curb on capital expenditure continues, as seems likely, one cannot look forward with any optimism to this very expensive scheme being readily approved by the Government. It is perhaps superfluous to report that no improvement in the deplorable state of affairs at the main outfalls has taken place .On the contrary the expansion in the amount of work at the slaughterhouse at Addington has made matters worse in the outfall below Gut Lane. Meat, Milk and Other Foods In my last report I referred to the heavy burden which the slaughterhouse located at Addington imposes on the relatively small staff in the Sanitary Inspector's department. During 1955 this increased further with expansion of activity at the slaughterhouse. As an example of this 22,192 animals were slaughtered, and the carcases inspected - an increase of 9,888 animals on the 1954 total. The amount of meat condemned rose from 23 tons 12 cwts in 1954 to 30 tons 18 cwts in 1955* This clearly demonstrates the necessity for inspection of meat, but I must repeat my view that it is most inequitable that a small authority, such as the Borough of Liskeard is, should have to bear the financial, and administrative burden of having to carry out this inspection, when the great bulk of the meat so inspected is consumed outside the Borough. As far as milk and other foods were concerned, inspections of premises and personnel handling food and sampling of milk and ice cream were undertaken at regular intervals in an endeavour to set and maintain a reasonably high standard in this sphere of public health, and it appears that this end was generally achieved. Food Poisoning No cases were notified during 1955* Clean Food Campaigns No such campaigns were undertaken during 1955• Factories Acts 1937 and 1948 No difficulties in the administration of these Acts were experienced during 1955* Report of Sanitary Inspector This Report which follows is the last to be made by Mr. E.J. Hoar, A.R.S.H. who will commence a well-earned period of retirement in July 1956. In expressing to Mr Hoar my sincere thanks for the help, ready co-operation and good advice I have received from him during the seven years I have been Medical Officer of Health, I should like to add my good wishes for a long and happy life in retirement. I should also like to express my gratitude to the Acting Surveyor and Sanitary Inspector Mr. R. C. Sanderson f car ti e assistance he has given me. A