URBAN DISTRICT

OF

HAZEL GROVE AND BRAMHALL

ANNUAL REPORTOF THE

MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH

AND THE

CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR

1956

1900

18ml 6rcht & §ram]jdl (Urban district ®annril

ANIMAL REPORT

OF THE

MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH

AND THE

CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR

HEALTH COMMITTEE

( As at 31st December, 1956)

Councillor Miss F. Lee Wood, M.B.E.,(Chairman)

H. Worthington (Vice-Chairman)T. E. Dillon.Mrs. K. Hammond.H. Hardern.J. Raymond Henshaw.R. L. Peuleve.R. Sharrock.F. Swindell, C.C.,J. L. Vickers, J.P., (Chairman of the Council)

OFFICERS OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Medical Officer of Healths T. W. Brindle, M.B., D.P.H.,(appointed 1951)

H. Peacock, B.E.M.,M.A.P.H.I.,

(Certified Meat and Food Inspector)(appointed 1945)

R. E. Hope, M.A.P.H.I.,(Certified Meat and Food Inspector)(appointed 1954)

D. Bennett, M.A.P.H.I.

,

(Certified Meat and Food Inspector)(appointed 1956)

Chief Public HealthInspectors

Additional Public HealthInspectors s

Senior Clerks H. Lindsay.

M. J. Green (H. Li. Forces)R, L. Robbins.

Clerks s

(i)

'

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SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA

Area of Urban District ....... 5,990 acres

Estimated Population, Mid-1956(per Registrar-General) 22,180

Census Population, 1951 19 >659

Census Population, 1931 13,300

Number of Inhabited Houses on Rate Booksat 31st March, 1957 ......... ...... 7,742

Number of Houses entered on Rate Books duringyear ended 31st March, 1957 351

Rateable Value of Urban District at31st March, 1957 £315,151

Sum represented by a Penny Rate £1,266

1900

6r0&f Sc §ram^II Srban gislrict Council

The Council House,Hazel Grove, Cheshire.

19th August, 1957.

The Chairman and Members of theHazel Grove and Bramhall Urban District Council.

Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,

Annual Report, 1956 •

I have pleasure in presenting to you my Report on the healthof the Urban District of Hazel Grove and Bramhall for the year ended31st December, 1956*

The rapid increase in population continued and the birthsregistered showed a substantial increase. The infantile death-rateand still-birth rate, as in recent years, were satisfactorily low.

Notifications of new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis fell to thelow level of two, and there were two non-pulmonary cases. There werefour cases of infantile paralysis, the largest number since 1950 • Atthe beginning of the year the Minister of Health announced that a smallamount of vaccine would be available to vaccinate against poliomyelitischildren born between 1st January, 1947 and 31st December, 1954? whereparents consented. Because of the small supplies only a smallproportion of those registered were vaccinated before the end of the year.The vaccine used was a modified Salk Vaccine containing killed virusof all three known types. Before issue it was subjected to stringentsafety tests and evidence suggested that it might bo expected to have aprotective value of 80

The Pood Hygiene Regulations, 1955 came into operation during theyear and contain now standards of hygiene for food premises which inmany ways are an advance on those vfhich they replace. Already manyimprovements, notably to promises and equipment, have been secured. Wemust not, however, allow the dazzling brightness of the new chromium-plated fittings and plastic working surfaces to blind us to the factthat a high proportion of food-borne disease is the result of faultymethods of food-handling, rather than of poor equipment and premises.

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Further progress in our Clean Food Campaign will dependlargely on the success of our continued efforts to teach cleanmethods of food-handling.

The Clean Air Act, giving increased powers for preventingair-pollution, was passed in July, 1956, and is now partly inoperation. Although air pollution may ho a more pressing problemin large industrial centres than in smaller urban areas, there isno room for complacency anywhere. Even in largely residential areaspollution of the air we breathe by domestic smoke is considerable inquantity and is at least as harmful to health as is pollution byindustrial smoke. It is therefore imperative that this Councilshould take vigorous action and use the new powers fully. Educationof the public will be essential to persuade them to accept all thenecessary changes. The effort needed to secure clean air will begreat and the cost heavy, but the resulting gain in public healthwill more than compensate.

In August, the Sanitary Inspectors (Change of Designation) Act,

1956, came into operation, and from that date Sanitary Inspectorswere to be known as Public Health Inspectors - a change to be welcomedbecause the new title gives a better description of their work,

I am indebted to the Chief Public Health Inspector, Mr. H, Peacock,for his help in preparing this report, and especially Sections "D" to "H"which deal with the duties normally undertaken by the Public HealthInspectors.

Finally, I should like to thank the Chairman and Members of theCouncil and Health Committee for their unfailing interest in the workof the Department and for their continued support, and the Officers ofthe Council for their valuable help.

I am, Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen

Yours faithfully

Medical Officer of Health

(iv)

SECT 1 01T 1 A’

VITAL STATISTICS

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Age Period Males Females Total

Under 1 year 2 3

1 to 5 years 2 1 3

6 to 10 years 1 1 2

11 to 15 years 3 - 3

16 to 20 years - • 1 1

21 to 25 years 1 - 1

26 to 30 years - - -

31 to 40 years 1 2 3

41 to 5'0 years 5 6 11

51 to 60 years 21 10 31

61 to 70 years 31 28 59

71 to 80 years 38 49 87

:81 to 90 years 21 29 50

Over 90 years 2 3 ..5

Totals 128 133 261

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SECTION «B»

GENERAL PROVISION OF

HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA

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GENERAL PROVISION OP HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA

Lab oratory Facil ities are available at the Public HealthLaboratory at Monsall and also at Stepping Hill Hospital.

The following services are provided by the Local HealthAuthority (Cheshire County Council) and administered by the NorthEast Cheshire Divisional Health Committee.

Ambulance Facilities . A 24-hour Ambulance Service isavailable, being provided by Stockport Corporation on an agencybasis. In addition, a sitting case car is available.

Nurs ing in the Home . There are in the Area four DistrictNurses who undertake general nursing and maternity work, and oneCounty Midwife.

Home Help Service . Home Helps have assisted during the yearin the following cases in the Hazel Grove and Bramhall UrbanDistrict 2-

Confinement ........................ 28Chronic Sick, including Aged

and Infirm .... 37Miscellaneous Sickness ............. 21

Total ..... 86

Infant Welfare Centres . Sessions are held weekly at Moseley House,Hazel Grove, and fortnightly at the Methodist Sunday School, Bramhall.Attendances during the year were as follows s-

Total Attendances

Centre New Cases - 0-1 year 0-1 yr 1-2 yrs 2-5 yrs

Hazel Grove 200 2536 524 364

Bramhall 79 520 191 142

Ant e-Natal Clinic . A clinic session is held at Moseley House,Hazel Grove, each week, and attendances during the year are givenbelows-

New Cases ............... 219

Total Attendances ....... 742

School Clinic . Held once weekly at Moseley House, Hazel Grove.

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Specialist Clinics . The following Specialist Clinics are held atregular intervals at Moseley House, Hazel Grovel-

Ear, Hose and Throat ClinicEye ClinicSpeech Therapy Clinic

Diphtheria and Whooping C ough Immunisation. A special clinic isheld for this purpose once a month at Moseley House, Hazel Grove,and arrangements are made for immunisation to he performed at the endof each Welfare Session at Bramhall . In addition, immunisation iscarried out free of charge hy general medical practitioners.

Services provided hy the Manchester Regional Hospit aL Board.

Hospitals . There is no hospital within the Urban District,patients from this Area being admitted to hospitals in neighbouringDistricts. Maternity cases requiring hospital accommodation are alsoadmitted to hospitals outside the Area. Where necessary, infectiousdisease cases other than Smallpox are admitted to the Stockport IsolationHospital. Facilities for Smallpox cases are provided at Ellsvick LeysSmallpox Hospital, Lancashire, and at Ainsworth Smallpox Hospital near

Bury.

Tuberculosis and Venereal Disea.ses . Special clinics for the

diagnosis and treatment of Tuberculosis and Venereal Diseases are held

at the Great Egerton Street Clinic, Stockport,

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SECTION 'C '

PREVALENCE OF, ANN CONTROL OVER,

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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The

following

Table

shows

the

number

of

cases

of

Infectious

Diseases

notified

during

the

past

ten

years,

after

correction

of

diagnosis.

13

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1

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ra

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Totals

!1

I12

23

I62

1

I

2

-

1

|

-

!102

( c ) Infecti ous Diseases - Cases removed, to .Hospital .,

The following cases were removed to Isolation Hospitals during theyears-

Scarlet Fever . . . . . . . . . . . . . » . . . . . , ...... . „ . . o . . . . . . 6Acute Poliomyelitis ............................... 4Measles .............. ............................

.

2

Medical Paediatric ................................ 1Bacterial Food Poisoning (transferred from

Stepping Hill Hospital) .............. 1Meningitis , 3Pemphigus Neonatorum .............................. 3Nursing Mothers (with above patients ) ............. 3Foi Observation ................................... 1

Total ....... 24

( d) Diphtheria Immunisation .

The following children were immunised in the Council's Area duringthe years -

Age at 31/12/56 Number Irnmuni sed

Under 5 years 213

5 to 14 years 15

15 years and over -

Total 228

In addition, 46 children received a secondary or re-inforcinginjection.

The total number of children immunised since the commencement ofthe Scheme in 1939 is as followss-

Age at 31/12/56 Immunised between Immunised between

1942 and 1951 1952 and 1956 Total

Under 5 years - 695 695

5 to 14 years 764 1536 2300

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(c) Tuberculosis

(i) Cases on Register .

Males Females

1

1

PulmonaryRon-

Pulmonary:

Pulmonarylion-

Pulmonary Total

Cases on Register at31st December, 1955 62 13 51 24 150

Cases notified in 1956 2 - — 2 4

Cases restored to Register - - - - -

Cases added to Registerother than by formalNotification 5 1 3 9

69 14 54, 26 163

Cases removed from Registerin 1956 14 5 14 15 48

Cases remaining on Registerat 31st December, 1956 55

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9

j

40 11 115

( i i ) Cases_ Removed from _Regis_tpr .

Males Females—TotalPulmonary

Ron-Pulmonary

j

Ron-Pulmonary 1 Pulmonary

Recovered 4 51

8 10 27

Lost Sight Of .•

1 2 3

Died 3 - - 3

Left District 7 - 5 3 15

Totals1 !^ 5 14 15 48

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SECTION »D‘

GENERAL SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES

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GENERAL SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES

( i) Retails of Inspections.

GENERAL SANITATION .Dwelling houses. Housing Act

,primary ................

do. do. re-inspections .........do. Public Health Act, primary ..........do. do. re-inspections ...

Water Supply ..............................

,

„

Drainage oo.*c.o.>-o»oo©o.©o«o*oo.e. .0000000.0.000000®.Wa t e rc ourses .. .00.. 0000.000.0. o.ooo.e..o..ce.ooo.eeooSwimming Baths ....................... ..... ..........

.

Stables and Piggeries ................................Moveable Dwellings' ...................................Plots of Waste Land ....... ..........................

.

Housing Applicants ...................................Council Houses .......................................Factories (power) ....................................

do . ( non-power) ................................Outworkers 1 premi ses ..................................Hairdressers and Barbers .............................Public Conveniences ..................................Public Halls and Other Places of Entertainment .......Refuse Collection ....................................Refuse Disposal and Tips .............................Rodent C ontrol .......................................Smoke Observations ...................................Effluvium Nuisances ..................................ScnOOlS .o.oooooooo.. 00.00. o.o. o.e.oeoooeo.oGoooo.co..Infected Dwellings ...................................Business Premises ....................................Shops re Shops Acts ..................................Infectious Diseases ..................................Building Sites .......................................Pet Shops ............................................Streets

,Passageways and Roadways ....................

Miscellaneous Sanitary Visits ........................

165115162

136

67

461

51

1418

63

8

21

27

90

5526

23123

25

15146O

1734038

417

96

21

7210

3

1

561

FOOD HYGIENE

.

Slaughterhouses ................................................ 753ButcherS ooooce.oe©o..oooooooo.oooo.e.oo®oeooc«ocoe.co©ooooco«o© IpO

Fishmongers .................................................... 68

Grocers and Greengrocers ....................................... 132Shops re Bye-Laws and Sale of Food ............................. 57Food Preparing Premises ........................................ 103Ice Cream Manufacturers and Dealers ............................ 42Bakehouses ..................................................... 48Fried Fis h Shops ............................................... 31Restaurants and Cafes .......................................... 38Factory and School Canteens ...... ............................. . 68Vehicles delivering Milk and Food .............................. 94Licensed Premises .............................................. 36Miscellaneous Food Visits ...................................... 3_Q

Total ...... 4947.

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( ii ) Water Supply „

The Urban District is served from the works of the StockportCorporation Water Undertaking,

The water, which is chemically treated to prevent plumbo-solvent action,is stored in impounding reservoirs, treated by mechanical filtration plantand subsequently chlorinated. It has been satisfactory (a) in quality andCb) in quantity.

Bacteriological examinations are made monthly of the raw water andweekly of the treated water going into supply, the results beingsatisfactory. Chemical Analyses are made monthly of the raw water and treatedwater going into supply, again with satisfactory results.

Bacteriological examination and chemical analysis of a typical sampletaken during the year show the following rcsultss-

I'Tature of sample - Filtered water from tap on Main Outlet at Goyt Valley.

bacteriological Examination

Aerobic micro-organisms growing in ycastral agar;

In 3 days at 22°C - 1 colony per c.c.

In 2 days at 37°C - 3 colonics per c.c.

Bacteria associated -with sewage or faecal pollution;

Bacterium Coli not found in 100 ml.

Probable number of coli-aerogones bacteria per 100 c.c. of water - NIL.

Report - Satisfactory.

Chemical

Roacti on - pH value ............... ...............

.

Colour in 2-ft. glass tube - Hazcn Solution p.p.m.Turbidity - Silica Standard - p.p.m. ............

eooe«ooeo«0» 8.06

7

0.2

Parts per million

Total solids dried at 110°C .......................Suspended Solids dried at 110 C ...................Free Acidity as CO2 1.5Free Alkalinity as CaCO^ ..........................Total Alkalinity as CaCO^ .......................... 14 •

7

Ca.rbonatc Ha,rdncss ................................ 15

Non-carbonate Hardness ............................Total Hardness .................................... 44Combined Chlorine (C12) ........................... 10.

5

Nitrates - Nitric Nitrogen e„s N2 ...... * ..........

.

0.40

Nitrites - Nitrous Nitrogen as N2 ................. 0«002

Free and Saline Ammonia as N2 ..................... kil

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(contd.

( ii

)

Water Supply (Contd.)

Albuminoid. Ammonia as IT2 • ° ••• o .........

.

Oxygen absorbed Test, four hours at 27 CIron in solution as We .................Total Iron as Fe .......................Manganese as Mn ........................Silica ( Si02) ..........................Alumina (AI2O3) ........................Alumina as Sulphate of Alumina .........Lead as Pb taken up in second 24 hours .Fluoride as F ..........................

0*900000

Report - This water is satisfactory.

Part s per miII ion

0.0080.90

0.044.2

0.443.1O.48

0.06

( iii

)

Private Swimming Baths

.

The District has one Private Swimming Bath, situate at Bramhall,comprising one Outdoor Pool and one Indoor Pool.

Visits have been made fox- the purpose of testing the -water forchlorination and acidity, the tests being carried out at the time ofvisit. The Department has its own apparatus for carrying out thenecessary tests.

(iv) Sanitary Ac e

o

mmo dat i

o

n

.

The position with regard to Sanitary Accommodation in the UrbanDistrict at the end of the year was as follows 2-

Humber of properties served by water closetsdraining into public sewers ..................... 8193

Dumber of houses and other premises servedby dustbins ..................................... 8208

Number of privies in the Urban District ......... 3

Humber of pail closets in the Urban District .... 27

Particulars of conversions from conservancy system duringthe ycars-

Pails converted to water closets ............. 3

(v ) Public Hall Sanitation

.

The sanitary accommodation at all Public Halls and Other Places ofEntertainment is inspected on request and a Certificate granted to the

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(v) Public Kail Sanitation. JjSontd.

)

o . . . .applicant whore the accommodation is found to he sufficient andproperly maintained. This Certificate is considered by the LocalLicensing Justices when Licences are under review. Luring the year,23 such Certificates were granted.

(vi ) Smoke Abatement

.

A Leposit Gauge for the purpose of indicating the extent ofatmospheric pollution was operated on a site in Hazel Grove, but due tovandalism cn four separate occasions during February, 1 larch, Api-il andMay, the contents of the Gauge were contaminated by extraneous matterthrovm into the Gauge, and consequently the container was not forwardedto the Laboratory for analysis. The apparatus was removed to a site atBramhall on 1st June.

The following Table shows the results of analyses obtained for themonths during which the Gauge was in operation.

I

Quantity measured Monthly Deposit

Mont h Water (litres) Total Solids Rainfall Total Solids

( grams

)

(inches) (tons persquare mile)

January 8.50 0.271 4.33 8.98

February - - - -

March - - - -

April - - - -

May - • - ' - -

June 4.53 0.223 2.32 7.39July 9.87 0.332 5®04 11.00

j

August 15.88 O.244 8.13 8.08

September 4®38 0.120 2.25 3.98

October 4.81 0.218 2.46 7.22

ITovember 2.05 0.167 1.05 5.53December 4.31 0.180 2.21 5.96

Forty observations on Factory stacks were recorded during the year.

(vi i ) Moveable Dwell

i

ngs .

The use of caravans as dwellings is not causing any serious concern

in the Urban District.

(viii) Rodent Control .

The Council employs one Rodent Operative, who made 1361 visits and

inspections during the year ended 31st March, 1957® In addition, 173

visits and inspections were made by the Public Health Inspectors. All

types of properties have been inspected and treatments carried out where

infestations were discovered.

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.(viii ) Ro

d

ent Control (Contd.)

The Council's Refuse Tip, Sewage Works and Repots were periodically

treated, and the treatment of Sev/ers in tile Urban Ristrict was again

carried out, all with good results.

the

The following Table gives dottwelve months ended 31st March

ails of the

,1957s-

work carried out during

Type of Property”

Ton-Agri cultural J(1) (2) (3) (4) ( 5 )

i

LocalAuthority

DwellingI-Iouses

All other( includingBusinessPremises)

Totalof (1),

(2)&(3)

Agri-cult-ural

I.i

Mo. of properties in Area 8 7636 679 8323 r 52

!H.

i

No. of properties inspectedas a result ofs-

(a) Notification - 140 26 166 ,

i

(b) Survey - 189 -'

189 9

(c) Otherwise 6 - - 6

hi. Total inspections carriedout, including reinspections 110 1228 177 1515 19

IV. No. of properties inspectedin (ii) which were found tobe infested by; 1

(Major - -; r

(a) Eats(Mlnor 3 88 15 106 3

(Major(b) Mi0a

(Minor_

i

-

10 5

“

16

V. No. of infested properties(in (iv)) treated byLocal Authority 4 98 20 122 2

VI. Total treatments carriedout , including re-treatments

. 4 98 20.

122 2|

VII. Number of Notices servedunder Section 4 of the Act —

1

-

VIII .Number of cases in whichdefault action was taken - _ -

1

-1

!

IX. Legal Proceedings - _ -

X. Number of Block ControlSchemes carried out - ! 2

!

1 - i1

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( ix ) Pot Animals Act, 1951 °

Tho occupiers of three premises in the Urban District arelicensed to use such premises as Pot Shops. All the promises \7erevisited during tho year and conditions found were satisfactory.

U) and Regulations .

The following Bye-Laws and Regulations relating to Public Healthare in operation in the Urban District:-

Date of Operation

Common Lodging HousesOffensive TradesSlaughterhousesCleansing of Footways and Pavements, and

With Respect to NuisancesRamoral of House RefuseTents, Vans and Sheds and Similar StructuresStreet Trading by Young Persons **

Employment of Young Children **

Smoke AbatementDeposit of Litter and Dangerous SubstancesBuildingsHew StreetsHandling, Wrapping and Delivery of Food,

and Sale of Food in the Open AirHairdressers and Barbers

22nd January, 1903do

.

do

.

do.

do

.

do. •

1st July, 1935'

1st December, 1935?17th March, 1938 and1st November, 1948*1st August, 193*51st April, 193912th October, 19391st February, 1943

10th July, 1950.1st December, 1955

** - Made by Cheshire County Council and operative in the Urban District.

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SECTION »E«

HOUSING

HOUSING

The following Table gives particulars of post-war buildingprogress in the District.

YearNumber of houses erected

By PrivateDevelopment

By theCouncil

1946 73 -

1947 38"

-

1948 2 60

1949 6 . 52

1950 8 20

1951 5 24

1952 36 86

1953 121 84

1954 271 -

1955 370 16

1956 473 24

Number of new houses in progress at 31st December, 1956s-

(i) Private Development ............... 302

(ii) Council Houses .................... 8

The following are details of the work carried out during the year underthe Public Health Acts and Housing Acts.

Inspection of Dwellinghouses .

(a) Number of houses inspected for housing defects under PublicHealth Acts and Housing Acts .................................... 327

(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose ...................... 578

Remedy of Defects without service of Formal Notice .

Number of houses rendered fit (including houses in respect ofwhich Informal Notices were served prior to 1956) ............... 68

Action under Statutory Powers .

( i ) Proceedings under Sections 9? IQ a-nd 16, Housing Act, 1936 .

(a) Number of houses in respect of which Notices wereserved requiring repairs 8

(b) Number of houses rendered fit after service of FormalNotices (including Notices served prior to 1956) 8

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Action under Statutory Powers (Contd.

)

( i i ) Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13, Housing Act, 1936 .

(a) Number of houses in respect of which Demolition OrdersV/G37G made oooe«o*oo6«ooo«oo«ooooooooocoooo«o«ooeo9ocooo 2

(b) Number of houses demolished in pursuance of Demolitionr Orders (including Orders made prior to 1956) .... ...... 20

(iii) Proceedings under Public Health Act, 1936 .

(a) Number of houses in respect of which Notices wereserved requiring defects to be remedied 23

(b) Number of houses in respect of which defects woreremedied after service of Formal Notices(including Notices served prior to 1956) .............. 20

( iv) Details of Statutory Notices served .

Outstanding Served Complied . OutstandingStatute Notices at during With in Notices at

31/12/55 1956 Total 1956 31/12/56

Public Health Act, 1936.Section 24 5 5 5Section 39 8 6 14 7 7Section 45 3 3 6 3 3Section 93 5 9 14 5 9

Housing Act, 1936.Section 9 8 8 16 8 8

Totals1

'

24 31 55 28 27i

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SECTIOF «F»

INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION

OP POOl

1 o Milk Supply .

INSPECTION ANd SUPERVISION OF FOOD

There verc 50 Milk distributors and 2 dairies on the Register at31st december, 1956,

The following Table gives details of the laboratory tests carriedout on samples of milk obtained during the year.

Methylene BlueTest

PhosphataseTest

TurbidityTest

BiologicalTest

Passed Failed Passed Failed Passed Failed Negative Positive

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2 25 4 - - 13

2 . )_ecial designat ions) Regulations, 1.949. to 1954 «

The following Licences under the above Regulations were grantedduring the years-

doalers' Licences ;Tuberculin-Tested ....................Tuberculin-Tested (Pasteurised) ......Pasteurised .......

„

Sterilised «oo.oo.,«..o,. ..0.00.00000.

Supplementary Li

c

onces 3Tuberculin-Tested .................... 8Tuberculin-Tested (Pasteurised) ...... 2Pasteurised .......................... 7Sterilised ........................... 7

10

410

31

Hazel Grove and Bramhall Urban district is included in a "SpecifiedArea" to which the Milk (Special designations) (Specified Areas) ("No. 3)Order, 1953? made under Section 23 of the Pood and drugs (Milk, dairiesand Artificial Cream) Act, 1950? applies, and in consequence theretailing of undesignated raw milk in the Urban district ceased as from1st January, 1954? the only milks permitted to be sold in the Urbandistrict under Licence being Tuberculin-Tested (Pasteurised), Tuberculin-Tested, Pasteurised and Sterilised.

3 . Meat Inspection .

details of the work carried out during the year are. given inthe following Tables s-

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( a ) CARCASES AND OFFAL INSPECTED AITS CONDEMNED IN WHOLE OR IN PART

.

Cattleexcluding

cows C ows Calves

Sheepand

Lambs

—Pigs Horses

Number killed 357 119 11 921 51259 -

Humber inspected 357 119 11 921 51259 -

All diseases exceptTuberculosis andCysticerci

Whole carcases condemned_

?o

Carcases of which somepart or organ wascondemned 42 15 . 4 5126 -

Percentage of the numberinspected affected withdisease other thanTuberculosis andCysticerci 11.8 12.6

0.410.0

Tuberculosis only

Whole carcases condemned - 69 —

Carcases of which some partor organ was condemned 28 26 - 1679 -

Percentage of the numberinspected affected withTuberculosis 7.8 21.8 — - 3.28

Cysticercosis

Carcases of which some partor organ was condemned ““

.

, ,

Carcases submitted tctreatment by refrigeration - - -

L_

- -

Generalised and totallycondemned - - 1

J

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00 Bacon Facto rj_j High Lane „

Humber of pigs slaughtered and inspected ................ 51 ? 2 54Humber of carcases affected with Tuberculosis,,..,......, 1 ? 6 79Percentage of total number slaughtered . . . . . „ 0 . . . . . . . .

.

0 . 3o28

$

Humber of carcases wholly condemned for Tuberculosis ...» 69Percentage of total number slaughtered 0.13$Humber of carcases wholly condemned for causes other

than Tuberculosis .................. 70Percentage of total number slaughtered . . . . . . . . . . . „ . . . „ .

.

0.14$

Total weight of meat condemned, includingcondemnations other than whole carcases ................. 41*131 its.

Distribution of diseases with respect to carcases which were whollycondemned:: -

Tuberculosis . . , . ...» ... .....

.

69Acute Septic Pneumonia ....... 3Multiple Abscesses ........... 9Acute Septic Metritis ........ 1Gangrenous Pneumonia ......... 1Pathological Emaciation ...... 9Imperfect Bleeding (Moribund)

,

also including Died in Transitand Died in Lairage .......... 28Jaundice ..................... 2Septic Peritonitis ........... 5Swine Fever .................. 6Swine Erysipelas ............. 1Acute Virus Pneumonia ........ 5

Total ........ 139

( c

)

Private Slaughterhouses

.

Humber of carcases inspected %Cattle, excluding cows .......C ows .........................Calves .......................Sheep and Lambs ..............Pigs .........................

C ondemnati ons sWhole carcases .Heads ..........Lungs ...................Livers ..................Hearts ..................Forequarters ............Other parts and/or organs

35711911

921

5

16

42

58

41

24

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4» Food Inspection.

( a ) Food. Promise s in the Area . The following is a list of theFood Premises in the Area, “by type of trades

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Grocers .....................Butchers ....................Greengrocers ................OafOS O.O... .OOOO.. OOO. eo.oe.Ice Cream manufacturers

and/or dealers ..........Fried Fish Shops ............ConfectionersWet Fish Shops ..............Tripe Shop ..................Bacon Factory ...............Cooked Meat Shops ...........Catering Establishments ......

60

17

22

12

47

7

1711

1

1

316

In addition, there are 15 Factory and School Canteens.

Food Premises, by type of trade, registered under the Food and DrugsActs are as follows s-

Prc-paration of potted, pressed, pickledor preserved food ........................ 40

Preparation of fish by any process ofCO Oking oo.e.oe.e.oaooo.eeoo.oo.oo...oooo. 6

Manufacture of Ice Cream ................. 8

Storage and sale of Ice Cream ............ 39

(b) Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955/1956 •

All food premises within the Urban District were inspected followingthe coming into operation of the above Regulations, and occupiers wererequested to give attention to contraventions observed by the Public Health

Inspectors.

The following Table shows details of the progress made at 31st

December, 19563and at 30th June, 1957

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Nature of Contravention

7 :Servedat

31/12/56

Servedat

30/6/57

Compliedwith at

31/12/56

Complied\

with at

30/6/57

Washing of glasses,equipment, etc. 5 5 —

.5

Provision of wash hand basins 61 67 7 34

Provision, for outdoor clothing 11 11 8

Redecoration 35 40 2 24

Provision of hot and coldwater over sinks 14 15 1 10

Protection of food 31 33 4 26

Protection from insects androdents 3 4 — 2

Structural repairs 16 16 2 13

Lighting 1 2 - 1

Ventilation.4 4 - 4

Impervious surfaces 39 42 6 28

Defective floors andfloor coverings 17 18 3 10

Provision of sinks 5 6 - 3

Provision of towels,soap, etc. 19 22 — 14

Provision of first aid kit 1 1 -1

( c ) C ondemnation of Unsound Fo od.

In addition to the unsound meat condemned at the Bacon Factory andPrivate Slaughterhouses referred to in 3(b) and 3(c) on page 33? thefollowing foods were condemned during routine visits to food premisess-

Cooked Meats . . .

.

BaCOn ooooooooooooooeooooooooCanned Fruits ... ...... . . ...

.

Jam . o ..... , ...... o . . . o o-o . . . oMarmalade . „ . . . . . * . . . . . . . . . .

.

Canned Vegetables .........Evaporated Milk ..........Soups ....................Butter .. 00 ... 900.00.0. 00.0FlSh ooooooooooeooocooooooCreamed Rico . , . . . . . . . . . . . 9 O

168 lbs

4 lbs

103 lbs

3 lbs

1 lb

60 lbs

11 lbs

3 lbs§ it5 lbs

1 lb

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All condemned' food, other than moat and offals, is disposed of bytipping on the Council's Refuse Tip. There need be no apprehension onthe part of the general public as to this moans of disposal of unsoundfoodstuffs, as all tins are punctured and jars broken before burying ata depth of eight feet.

Condemned, meat and offals are removed from the slaughterhouses byprivate contract for ultimate conversion into fertilisers.

( Food Poisoning .

No cases of Food Poisoning were reported during the year.

( e ) Rep ort

I am indebted to the Chief Inspector (Stacey Hallard, Esq..),Weights and Measures Department, Cheshire County Council, for thefollowing Report on Food and Drugs Samples obtained in the Urban Districtduring the yearr.-

Article NumberObtained

GenuineSamples

Non-StandardSamples

13*13. "fc ~G 0 X* oooooooeooooooooooooc 1 1 -

Camphorated Oil ............ 1 1 -

Cheese oeooooooo^eoooooooeoo 1 1 -

Cornflour .................. 1 1 -

Credm oooooooooooooooooooooo 1 1 -

Flour, self-raising ........ 1 1 -

Liquorice powder ........... 1 1Magnesia powder ............ 1 1 -

I'diliC oooooooeooooooooooooooo 41 41 -

PejpjDOI* 000000000900000009000 1 1 -

Pudding, instant mix ....... 1 1 -

Rctl SI 11S ooooooeooooooeooooeo 1 1 -

Rice ....................... 1 1 -

Sdl *fcjiodised oooooooooooooo 1 1 -

Spice, mixed . 1 1 -

Sulphur ointment ........... 1 1 -

ST Ieets oooooeooooooooooooooo 2 2 -

J. dj3ioca oooooooeoooooooooooe . 1 1 -

Totals ............. 59 59 -

5 • Manufac ture and Sale of Ioc Cream .

Promises registered for the manufacture and/or storage and sale of

Ice Cream have received close attention during the year.

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5 . Manufacture and Sale of Ic e Cream _(

C

ontd. )

Samples were taken from manufacturers and retailers in the District,also from retailers whose supplies were obtained from establishmentsoutside the District,

The vehicles and equipment of itinerant ice-cream vendors weregiven special attention.

The following Table shows the results of examination of Ice Creamsamples obtained during the year.

Provisional Grade

I II III IV Total

Manufactured and soldin Urban District 9 1 - 2 12

Manufactured in otherDistricts and sold inUrban District 6 1 - - 7

Totals 15 2..

2 19

Where unsatisfactory results were obtained, the premises concernedwere revisited and investigations carried out with a view to bringingabout improvements in manufacture or in methods of handling. Subsequentsamples proved satisfactory.

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SECTION ’ G

'

REFUSE AND SALVAGE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL

REFUSE AND SALVAGE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL

At 31st March, 1957? the Council had four mechanically-operatedvehicles available for the collection of house refuse and trade refuse,with trailers attached to the vehicles for the collection of salvage.

The disposal of all house refuse and trade refuse is by controlledtipping at the Council's Tip situate in Linney Road, Bramhall. This isthe site of the disused Sewage Disposal Works. The tip is constantlyinspected for likely infestation by rats, flies and crickets.

The Council's Scheme for the provision of dustbins throughout theDistrict, commenced in January, 1950? continued to operate during theyear, and up to 31st March, 1957? the Council had supplied 5? 747 binsto properties in the District.

The following is a Report on the collection and disposal of refuseand salvage during the financial year ended 31st March, 1957*

( a ) Weight of refuse and _sa_lvage_ collected ,

House refuse (estimated)

Trade refuse (estimated)

Salvage (actual)

Total

Corresponding totalestimated weight for1955/1956

( b ) Cost of Collection and Di sposal .

Labourers ' Wages

Motor Transport, including drivers' wages ..........

Rents,Rates and Tares .........co©.................

Lxght ing and Power •©.©.©.•.••.•.•.©•o.o.eo.©..©....

Repairs and Maintenance ............................

Tools, Implements, Clothing, etc. ..................

Sundry Expenditure

Carried forward

0# s . d.

7684 11 10

4495 10 -

58 2 6

- 4 2

47 12 2

89 1 8

19 16 7

12394 18 11

Tons Cwts Qrs Lbs

7965 18 3 14

1045 13 3 -

225 - 2 12

9236 13 - 26

8088 18 3 22

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£Oss ( s

.

d.

Brought forward * * * ...12394 18 11

Special Expenditure_3c s. d.

Loan Charges ........ ................ 1159 17 3Net Cost of Dustbins ................ 1182

-1—

—

— 2341 17 3

14736 16 2

Less Income;

Trade Refuse Charges 12 4

Salvage Sales ....... 000«000000000090 - 6

Tip Sorting Rights .

.

ooooooeoee«ooooo ^ - -2159 12 10

Net Cost £ 12577 3 4

The corresponding costs and income for 1955/1956 wore as follows 3 -

© s . d »

Gross Cost ......12922 4 2

Loss Income ..... 2482 13 8

Net Cost £10439 10 6

( c ) Weight and value of salvage referred to in (a) and ( b)

.

Tons Cwts Qrs Lhs . eOsj 0 s

.

d.

Mixed Paper. ......... 178 - 3 - 4335 5 9Fibreboard 16 8 - - 155 16 -

Newsprint ........... 17 19 3 - 179 17 6Textiles ............ 2 19 3 12 109 1 3Metals 9 12 1 - 72 - -

Totals .... 225 2 12 £1852 — 6

The corresponding weight and value of salvage for 1955/1956 was asfollows 3 —

255 tons 12 cwts 2 qrs 22 lhs - £2274 * 2 . 0 .

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( d ) Details of waste paper and, textile s, collected during the lastfive years .

1952/1953 1953/1954 1954/1955 1955/1956 1956/1957

Tons Pit* Tons £ Tons £ Tons £ Tons.

£

Mixed Papers I65 I272 214 1391 171 1166 186 1488 178 1335

Fi'bre'board - - - - - - - - 16 156

Books andMagazines 16 191 4 33 - - 14 130 -

Newsprint 16 205 8 77 - - 23 237 18 180|

197 1668 226 1501 171 1166 223 1855 212 1671

Textiles 6 244 4 179 4 131 9 291 3 109

Total Paperand Textiles 203 1912 230 1680 1 1297 232 2146 215 1780

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ADMI1IISTRAT IOH OP THE

FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 AED 1948

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ADMINISTRATION OF THE FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 and 1948 .

There are 85 factories with mechanical power and 15 non-powerfactories in the District, all of which were inspected during the year-

The premises generally have been maintained in a satisfactory condition.

The following Table shows the prescribed particulars required to beprovided in accordance with Section 128 ( 3 ) of the 1937 Act with respect tomatters under Part I and Part VIII of the Act which arc administered, bythe Council.

PART I OF THE ACT .

1 . Inspections for purposes of provisions as to _hcalt h

.

Number onRegister

Number ofInspections

Number ofWrittenNotices

Number ofoccupiersprosecuted

Factories in whichSections 1,2, 3 >4 & 6 areenforced by LocalAuthority ... ..........

.

15 55

Factories not includedin above in whichSection 7 is enforced byLocal Authority ........ 85 90

Other premises in whichSection 7 is enforced byLocal Authority (exclud-ing outworkers' premises) 10 10 1

Totals .......

!

110 155 1 -

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2

INDEX

Ambulance Facilities . . » . . . . . . . . . . o „ . . . ...... . 9Axes, of District . . . . . . . . . . . c . ........ . . . . . . . . ii

Births c « . o . . . . o . . o . . . o . . . . o o . . o . c o . o . 0 o o . . . . . 3Bye-Laws and Regulations . . . . . , . . ...... . . . .

.

.

.

24

Clinics . o o o . o o . . o o . . . o c . . o o . o . . « o . . . o . o c . . . . . 9-10

Deaths . . . , . . . . ...... . . . » . . . . . » , ...... . . . » „ . . . 4-6

Factories Acts ............................... 45-48Food Hygiene Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Food Inspection .............................. 34Food Poisoning ............................... 36Food Promises . . 34Food Sampling ................................ 36

Health Services .............................. 7Home Help Service ............................ 9Home Nursing ................................. 9HOSpitalS ao«».ooooooooo.ooo.oocoooecoooooooe« 10Housing ...................................... 25-28

ICG C rOam cceoea..eo9..e.o.o.o. osoooooeoooo.o. 37Immunisation ................................. 10, 15Infectious Diseases .......................... 11-15Inspections .................................. 19

Laboratory Facilities ........................ 9

Meat Inspection .............................. 31-33Milk Supply 31Moveable Dwellings ........................... 22

Outworkers ................................... 48

Pet Animals Act, 1951 ........ ............... . 24

Population ................................... iiPublic Hall Sanitation ....................... 21

Rateable Value ...............................Refuse and Salvage Collection and Disposal . .

.

Rodent Control ...............................

Sanitary Accommodation .

.

Smoke Abatement .........Staff ...................Swimming Baths ...........

ii

39-4322-23

21

22

i

21

Tuberculosis ................................. 3.0-16

Unsound Food ................................. 35

Venereal Diseases ............................ 10Vital Statistics ............................. 1

Water Supply 20Welfare Centres .............................. 9

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