URBAN DISTRICTOF

HAZEL GROVE AND BRAMHALL

ANNUAL REPORTOF THE

MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTHAND THE

CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR

1959

1900

astHSrabt & Urban district ®onnriI

ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH

ARP THE

CHIEF' PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR

ULA2

HEALTH COMMITTEE

(As at 31st December, 1959)

Councillor J. R. Henshaw, M.B.E.,(Chairman)

" G. Crookes (Vice-Chairman)tl A. H, Boardman“ Mrs. K. Hammond, C.C.," H. Hardern" R. W, Mattinson" J. H. Nixon" Mrs. A. Phillipson" R. Sharrock" P. Swindell" R. N. Watkins, J.P., (Chairman of the Council)

OFFICERS OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT

( As at 31st Decemher, 1939)

Medical Officer of Healths T, W. Brindle ,M.B., D.P.H.,

(appointed 1951 )

Chief Public Health Inspectors H. Peacock, B.E.M,,M.A.P.H.I.,

(Certified Meat and Food Inspector)(Appointed 1945)

Additional Public HealthInspectors? (a) A. Jones, M.A.PoH.I.,

(Cortifiod Moat and Food Inspector)(Appointed 1958)

(b) G, W. Tiplady, M.A.P.H.I.,(Certified Moat and Food Inspector)(Appointed 1959)

(c) D. O’Connor, M.A.P.H.I.,(Certified Moat and Food Inspector)(Appointed 1959)

Senior Clerks H. Lindsay

Clerks M. J. Green

SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA

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

Estimated Population, Mid-1959 (por Registrar-General) ... 26,250

Census Population, 1951 19*659

Census Population, 1931 13?300

Number of Inhabited Houses on Rate Booksat 31st March, I960' 9*4^0

Number of Houses entered on Rate Books daringyear ended 31st March, i960 ......... 605

Rateable Value of Urban District at 31st March, i960 £392,183

Sum represented by a Penny Rate .......................... £1,591

.

;

- •

• *

-

.

.;V ; . too «£

1900

fSml (Srflfrr & §ram|all Urban $)isind Ctmtuil

Telephone; STEpping Hill 3842 253a, London Road,Hazel Grove, Cheshire

„

29th September, i960 .

The Chairman and Members of the

Hazel Grove and Bramhall Urban District Council.

Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,

Ai'inual_ Report for 195.9

I have the honour to present my Annual Report for the yearending 31st December, 1959

•

The estimated population at mid-year 1959 was 26,250, which was1,520 more than the estimated population at mid-year 1958* There were 471live births and 7 stillbirths, compared with 463 live births and 9 stillbirthsin 1958. The stillbirth rate of 14.64 per 1,000 live and still births is

considerably below the national rate of 20.7 There rrore 11 infant deaths,giving an infantile mortality rate of 23.65 per 1,000 live births, comparedwith the national ra,te of 22.0

Attention must be drawn to the fact that during the year therewere 14 deaths from accidental causes - rather more than 59 of the 273 deathsfrom all causes. Of the 14 accidental deaths, 6 were the result of roadaccidents and 4 were caused by accidents at homo. It is a sad reflectionthat in spite of continued progress in the prevention and treatment of manydiseases the number of accidents, both fatal and non-fatal, continues toincrease. It is even sadder to reflect that many of these "accidents” neednever happen, and arc readily preventable. Several years ago the Council set

up a Road Safety Committee, and more recently a Home Safety Committee has beenformed. Both Committees consist of Members of the Council together withrepresentatives of a large number of organisations in the District. Basicallytheir task is to educate the public about the causes and prevention of

accidents. It would perhaps be over-optimistic to expect immediate andspectacular results, but nevertheless continued patient efforts should make aworthwhile contribution to safety.

(iii)

•' ‘.

.

'

'

'

There was a measles epidemic in the Spring, hut otherwisethere was no unusual prevalence of infectious disease. It isparticularly pleasing to he able to report that there was no case of

acute poliomyelitis, and once again no case of diphtheria. hew casesof pulmonary tuberculosis fell from 14 in 1958 to 8 in 1959* Therewere no now cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis.

In September, a Mass Radiography Unit visited Bramhall fora period of five days. As this- was the first visit ever made to

Bramhall the attendance of 1,103 may be considered satisfactory. A copyof the joint Report made by the Medical Director and the OrganisingSocrcta,ry is contained in the Appendix to this Report.

Further progress was made in dealing with -unfit houses.Details arc contained in Section 'P',

The Council’s decision in principle to make a Smoke ControlArea in the north-eastern part of the District has been approved bythe Minister of Housing and Local Government. A detailed Survey of thearea, containing 1,124 properties, has been completed and a Report is tobe considered by the Council.

In conclusion, it is a great pleasure to express mygratitude to the Chairman and Members of the Health Committee for theircontinued support and confidence. I should like to thank Mr. Peacock,the Chief Public Health Inspector, for his help and loyalty. I amindebted to the staff of the Health Department for their hard workthroughout the year and to colleagues in other Departments for theirwilling co-operation at all times.

I am, Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,

Yours faithfully,

Medical Officer of Health.

(iv)

'

.

'•

.

'

1

..

.

.

.

.

'

.

. .

.

'

.

'

•.

-

‘

SECTIOIT »A»

VITAL STATISTICS

VITAL STATISTICS

(a) General s

Live Births;

NUUlbOr oo©©©©©o©ooooe©©oo©oo©©©©ooo©o0eeao©©o©o©©oo©©e©o©©o©oRate per 1000 Populcation © © . © • • © • © © © . • ©

©

• © © « © . o © © © o © © • © © • © • • ©

47117.94

Illegitimate Live Births (per cent of: total live Births) ........ 2.55/°

Stillbirths;ITmilL) 03? • o©©ooo©©®©©o#o©oo®o®o©®©«©ooao®©oo©«o0©oo©©eoo©©©©ooRate per 1000 total live and still births © © « © © © © © © © © « « © © © © ©

7

14.64

Total Live and Still Births % . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

.

478

Infant Deaths ( deaths under 1 year) .............................. 11

Infant Mortality Rates;

Total infant deaths per 1000 total live births .............Legitimate " " " " legitimate live births ........

Illegitimate " " " " illegitimate 11 " .........

23.3521.7983.33

Neo-natal Mortality Rato (deaths under 4 weeks per 1000total live births) ....... 21.23

Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 1 week per 1000total live births) ....... 19.11

Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths and deaths under 1 weekcombined per 1000 total live andStill births ^ oooo©©«©©oa«©©6©0o©©©©oo©

Maternal Mortality (including abortion)

33.47

Number of deaths ©©©•©©©©•••©•©•©©•••©©©©•©o®©©®«oo©oo©oo©©Rate per 1000 total live and still births© © © © © © © © © © • © © © © © © © ©

Nil

-3-

00

Births,

1930

-to

1959

n•HR

CD

?H l>O ft

rHftft

K*

ft•p

ft ft -P f4 ft- C— LfN ft oO VO O ON C

—

ft-ft

O O CO •H ft CM LfN ft- ft ON ft- UN O VOr—

1

tJR 0 • • • « • • • . •

•H -P O O ft CM O ON ON c ft ON-PCO

Cj OPn 1

1 3ro ft ft CM ft CM H 1

—

1

ft ft

ft-P ShU 0•H O *HR 0 -p

CO O O cj LTN UN LfN LfN UN OO ft- ft V0 c—W ft -P ft ft co H ft CM CM fO CM CM co CMEh 1

—

1

Cj pi • • • • • • • • 0

ft •H ft U ft 0 0 0 0 O O O O O Oft •P O OR co ft ft

ftftft •PEH •HCO to ft 1 1 CM 1 1 I 1 1 1 1

01—

1

1—

1

ft

•

-p•HtD VO. CO co. CO OO VS LfN ON C—0ft

HCj-p ft*. CO. fO LfN LfN co vs UN ON ft-.

0£h

0 £p Ocj O ft

p ft O -pO cj ON O ft ON ft OO H St- O ft"

ft ft H H CO ft- ON ON ft- CM CM H H ONft -P pi e • 0 • • • • • • «

fH fH ft ft ft ft ft CM CM VO VO ON ft-ft CD O ft H ft ft ft H H H 1

1 HR ft ft

COft£H -Pft •Hft to- ft* CM ON ON ON LfN ft- 0 VO- CMR CD 1

1 H 11

11

H (1

> ftft

©

-P•H H ft ft- H ft- ft- VO. CO O- ONto CM ft CM CO ft- LfN CM LfN LfN UN0 CM

'

CM CM'

CM CM CM rn CO ft" ft"ft

1

—1

cj UN CO VO O. fO ON rn. CO CO H-p CM CM. rn LfN LfN cO VO VO ft-0 CM CM CM CM CM CM CO co ft- ft-EH

USh ft cj

O 0 0•r-i ft ftP Cj 1 O O 0 O O O 0 O O 0cj & H UN vo ft ft ON ON CO ON cO LfN

1—

1 T1 *rH ft- LfN CO O CO O ft CO ft- CM2 ft 3 •N. ©v •N. r. •n •x CX •X *N

ft m ON ON ON 0 O ft CM CO ft- VOO 0 0 H H I 1 CM CM CM CM CM CM CMft ft

fH 0 1—

l

OJ CO LfN VO ft- OO ONCj in LfN LfN LfN LfN LfN LfN LfN UNO ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ONft ft H ft H H ft H 1

1 H H

-4.

England

and

Wales

-

Live

Birth

Rato

s

England

and

Wales

-

Stillbirth

Rate

;

1959

-

16»5

per

1000

population

1959

—

20.7

per

1000

total

live

and

still

"births

1958

-

I6.4

per

1000

population

1958

—

21.6

per

1000

total

live

and

still

"births

(c)

Deaths,

1950

to

1959

CO

1e

p*H

p toH op

ou t>O -Hp p CQ on CM I 1. co CM 1

1 H co o inp 00 sh CO p nn O CM no, co

o o p • « • • • • • Or • •

P o p 00 CM C\J o. co a\ in on i—i

.

COCo OpH P

•HP

CM 1—

1

CM CM rH p p CM CM

-PHtoo

P

CjPOEh

El Cj

O PPi O

EhOP Or: OW'O

rH

PP prt 0

P|_j Pp o

CQ

•HCO

PiOto

Po

-Pc3

3PoP4

<d do o-p

Fh

Co

O

I I I 00

00 in cO in MO in m m O

co m no m vo in in

l l

orH

i—

I

rH

o

ooo

o•HP rH CM On p p M3 on IP

-p 1—

1

Co o o to- 00 hj- in co rHCo l 1

• • • • • CO • • • •

P p 0 co CO CM rH CM o CM CM CM CMo P rH P 1

1 p rH 1—

1

P P 11

11p o

p H

PCo p in VO M3. CO O P p CM. coP ITS in Vi*. cO in vf no no OO POEH

CM CM CM CM CM CM CM CM CM CM

c3 4 o o O o O o O O O ©a in no rH p On on CO on CO inH p in CO o. co O P. co P CMP FH ' r» o* •H On. •N On On

ra CT\ CT\ ON o o I 1 CM. CO nj- noo o rH i

—1 rH CM CM CM CM CM CM CM

O p CM co VT in no P 00 onin in in in in in in m in mon on on on on on on on On onp p p p i—

i

i—

i

P p 1

—1 p

£cj

p>>-p•HHc3

PUo

rd

Sh

Co

rHt3|

PP3

ra co

P PP Pp m•H *HrQ Po ot3 f>

•H -HP rH

O OO OO OrH rH

' U P0 0P Po in• •

CM CMCO CM

1 I

cn coLP inon oni—I tH

P PO OH PP PCo Co

rH PP PP Po op po oo oo o

-p p0 op pM3 P

• •

H rHrH P

1 I

On coLP LPon onrH rH

-5-

( e ) Analysis of Age Periods of Deaths, 1959. •

Ago Period Males Females Total

Under 1 year . „ . . . . . . . . » . 0 . .

.

9 2 11

1 to 5 years ................ - - 1 1

6 to 10 years ............... 2 - 2

11 to 15 years .............. 1 - 1

16 to 20 years .............. 1 - 1

21 to 25 years .............. 1 1

26 to 30 years - - -

31 to 40 years .............. 4 2 6

41 to 50 years .............. 12 5 17

51 to 60 years .............. 20 14 34

61 to 70 years .............. 24 25 49

71 to 80 years .............. 43 40 83

8l to 90 years .............. 20 37 57

Over 90 years ............... 3 5 8

Age Unknown ................. 1 1 2

Totals ........ 141 132 273

SECTION »B*

GENERAL PROVISION OF

HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA

-9-

GENERAL PROVISION OP HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA

Laboratory facilities arc available at the Public Health Laboratoryat Monsall Hospita,! and also at Stopping Kill Hospital.

The following services arc provided by the Local Health Authority

(Cheshire County Council) and administered by the North East Cheshire

Divisional Health Committee.

Ambulance facilities . A 24-hour Ambulance Service is available,being

provided by Stockport Corporation on an agency basis. In addition, a sittingcase ambulance is available

.

Nursing in the Home . There are in the Area four District Nurses whoundertake general nursing paid mr-temity work, and one County Midwife.

Homo Help Service . Home Helps have assiste d during the year in the

following cp.ses in the Hazel Grove and Bramhall Urban District s-

Confinomont ... ....................

.

41Chronic Sick, including Aged and

Infirm ... 49

Miscellaneous Sickness ............. 21

Tuberculosis ....................... 1

Total ....... 112

Infant Welfare Centres . Sessions are held weekly at Moseley House, HazelGrove, and fortnightly at the Methodist Sunday School, Bramhall and at theBrookdale Social Club, Bridge Lane, Bramhall, Attendances during the yearwere as followss-

Total Attendances

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

Hazel Grove 297 3026 527 478

Bramhai

1

-

112 922 279 99

Ante-Natal Clinic . A clinic session is held at Moseley House, HazelGrove, each week, and attendances during the year are given belows-

New Ca.ses ................... ... 193

Total Attendances ............. 514

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

-11-

Specialist Clinics - The following Specialist Clinics are held atregular intervals at Moseley House, Hazel Grove 3

-

Ea.r, Hose and Throat ClinicEye ClinicSpeech Therapy Clinic

Diphtheria and 7/hooping Cough Immunisation , A special Clinic isheld- for this purpose once a month at Moseley House, Hazel Grove, andarrangements arc made for immunisation to 'be performed at the end of eachWelfare session at Bramhall. In addition, immunisation is carried outfree of charge by general medical practitioners at their surgeries.

Services provided by the Manchester Regional Hospital Board „

Hospitals c There is no hospital within the Urban District, patients

from this Area being admitted to hospitals in neighbouring Districts

.

Maternity cases requiring hospital accommodation are also admitted tohospitals outside the Area. Where necessary, infectious disease casesother than Smallpox arc admitted to the Stockport Isolation Hospital.Facilities for Smallpox cases are provided at Ellswick Leys Smallpox Hospitaland at Ainsworth Smallpox Hospital near Bury.

Tuberculosis and Venereal Diseases . Special Clinics for the diagnosisand treatment of Tuberculosis and Venereal Diseases arc hold at the ChestClinic, Stepping Hill Hospital, and the Great Egcrton Street Clinic,Stockport, respectively.

-12-

SECTION * C *

PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER ,

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The

following

Table

shows

the

number

of

Infectious

Disease

cases

notified

during

the

past

years,

after

correction

of

diagnosis.

ONmCT\

iH

£2

L

VO 1

3081 CM CM VO 1 1 1 1

1 i 1 1 I—

1

1 PLfNro

COm ro ro 1—

1

C— . 1 iH rH rO 1 1 1 1 t I 1 1 p OON rH c— O1—

1

p CM

'

LfN ro on ft 00 1 1 I 1 l 1 1 1 i c

—

;

f 1 1 CMON rH vO ro C

—

[—

1

CM ro

VOur^ 1—

1

CO t— 1 1 1 1 i 11—

I

1 p 1 1 1 I CMon rr) LCN OP rH

LfNLCN VO OO | ON 1 CM # LfN i 1 1 -~l p 1 1 1 t pon P CM VOrH CM CM

LTV C7V VO i ro 1 00 ! 11 l 1 1 1 i—

l

1 1 1 1 00ON CM rn C—P I—

1

CM

rOLTV

. ^ .VO i CM 1 I 1 rH CM l j 1 1 ! VO ( I I—

1

ro '

OV ro CJ> LfN

P iH rH *

CM j

LTV t—. ro l ro 1 1 i1

1 1 1 1 I p 1 1—

1

1 p c—CN p ON LfN-

rH I 1

i—

1

un P CVI CM. m 1. ro i t

—

1 { 1 1 I—

1

I 1 1—

I

£•cn LP\ nT c— 00i—

!

rH CM

OLTV CM H* 1 OO r. ro l 1 1 I 1 LCN 1 CM 1 CMON rO CM LfN rOrH I 1

CQ

•rH CQ CQ

•iH £ £ rt•H -p o O CQ Pi—

l

c3 rl > •H Ho P o •H o o -p oto £ to >? rH CQ £ c3 pH pH £ £ci O £ B C3 £ o r£ •d 9 fio > o o O O P nH £ H o ipcq O o •H c5 O P £ 0 £ •H >rl CQ o o -P CQ

•H Ph rH •H >5 O -P O o O o O r3 CQ •H •p £ PPi to O £ £ O O rH H £ r£ r£ I—

i

•H B rt W £ i

-p. £ P 02 o o O O P o P O p P o O P £ 1 £ -p

o * *H O f_rj Eyo P P •H !>* P p g o ’ o- O o

l

—1 p 0 1

1 +5 £ £ £ O 1—

1

o fH Eh .•p •H Ip o £ P Eh !

£ o -p CQ O •H M 4=> •p O cC CQ *rJ -p p -P £vj o £ 05 p CQ £ £ c3 £ •P £ o r£ CQ oo pd o o •rH >1 . 0 o S o .£ cti £ c P Co £CO fcsrf

F—i p M F—£ CO K p Ph o CO P

-15-

(ti)

Analysis

of

Ago

Periods

.

Infectious

Diseases

,

1959

*

Rathe

per

1000

Pop0•Hftd

u1

AA•

O0.23

1

rOc*-•

1

—1

rH

i

00o•

o

ooo

•

O

rnCM•

o1 1 1 0.04 1

-i 1

0.041 1

1—

1

cj' A VO I OO i 00 00 vo | 1 1 1—

1

1 i 1 fH 1 rH•p 00 o Ao no onEH

ft

O 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 rn l 1 ! l 1 i 1 i 1 rnA >VO o

VO 1 1 1 1 i 1 i

.

rn r 1 1 1 1 i 1 i 1 . rn

LT\

1 1 1 rH 1 1 1 i t 1 1 1 i 1 i 1 rH

ACvJ

CM r-

I

1 1 CO i 1 1 1 ! 1 1 1 1 i I i 1 CO

A\

1

t l A rH 1 v* i 1—

1

1 1 i 1 1 I—

1

1 i 1 i 1 CVJ

1 rHOrH

ers oo A 1 i 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 I i 1 i 1 i—

1

1 rH VOA H H

^4* VO 1 1 'd* i t rH 1 i 1 1 1 1 i 1 i 1 rHCO 1 A

rO

CVJ rH , 1 VO i rH rH 1 I 1 1 1 1 i 1 iH 1 O1 VO 0-

rH

i 1 1 I 0- i 1 i 1 i 1 1 t 1 i I 1 1 c

—

o

ta ft

£ oo >•H o sp Ph 3

to oo 02 ft 02 o

P ft •H •rH ft ft d•rH £ •p o O Cu 02 •H

o H c* •H ft t» £ •H M,£ •H o •H ft 0 bo o p o

ft to p ft rH £ d >5 P4 £ a •rH ft

o O £ a d o ft EH •ft ft ft 02

m > o i—

1

o o S ft ft) £ o ft rHri a o d •H C5 o £ o ft •H 02 o id ft ti

o P^ ft •H ft o O o o o rf 02 •H C<I—

1

ftVi tuO d o ft ft o £ M rj ft rH •H a o p o•H •p cj ft ft 02 O O o ft o o ft 0 o i—

1

1 ft Eh

n o •H o r£ -P bfl ft H ft ft ft o oft 0 1

—1 ft £ £ O rH a ft ft •H r£ ft ft

ft O ft 02 ,£ O •rH ft iH -p O d to ft ft ft

Ct o Cj ft 02 £ C £ ft ft o r£ 02 oO r| o o q. o S o £ ti ft o ft c: £w <} ft ft •H <tj CO H ft rq ft o £3 ft

-16-

( c ) Infectious Diseases - Cases removed to Hospital .

The following cases were removed to Isolation Hospitals duringthe years

-

Scarlet Fever ................... 5

Puerperal Pyrexia ............... 1

Glandular Fever . . . . . . . ... ... ...

.

1

Medical Paediatric ....... ...... . 1

Infective Hepatitis ............. 1

For Observation ................. 1

Miscellaneous ................... 1

Total ......... 11

(d) Diphtheria Immunisation .

The following children were immunised in the Council's Areaduring the years

-

Ago at 31/12/59 Number Immunised

Under 5 years 501

5 to 14 years 129

15 years and over -

Total 630

In addition, 77 children received a secondary or re-inforcinginjection.

The total number of children immunised since the commencement of

the Scheme in 1939 is as follows s-

Age at 31/12/59

Immunised between

1945 and 1954

Immunised between

1955 and 1959 Total

Under 5 years - 1283 1283

5 to 14 years 1657 1328 2985

Totals 1657 2611 4268

-17-

( e ) Tuberculosis .

( 1 ) Cases on Register .

Males Females

PulmonaryRon-

Pulmonary PulmonaryRon-

Pulmonary Total

Cases on Register at

31/12/58 66 8 55 11 140

Cases notified.

in 1959 5 — 3 — 8

Cases restored.

to Register — — — —

Cases added to Registerother than by formalnotification 9 1 9 19

80 9 67 11 16?

Cases removed fromRegister in 1959 12 1 3 - 16

Cases remaining on

Register at 3l/l2/59 68 8 64 11 151

(ii) Cases removed from Register .

Males Females1

PulmonaryRon-

Pulmonary PulmonaryRon-

Pulmonary Total—

Recovered 1 — 1 •- 2

Died•

1 - 1 - 2

Totals 2 - 2 - 4

-18-

SECTION ’I) 1

NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948

NATIOITAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948

It became necessary to take action underSection 47 of the above Act, as amended by the nationalAssistance (Amendment) Act, 1951? to secure the removalof an old lady who was living alone in insanitaryconditions and not able to devote to herself proper careand attention and who was not receiving proper care andattention.

An application was made to a Magistrate forher removal to hospital and an Order was obtained. Thepatient has remained in hospital.

-21 -

SECTION «E»

GENERAL SANITARY CIRCIMSTAl'TCES

GENERAL SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES

( i )Details of Inspe ctions

GENERAL SANITATION .

Duel 1inghous c s ,Housing Act

,primary . <> . . . . . . o . . . .

do . do , re-inspections . o . . .

.

do. Public Health Act,primary . . . . . .

.

do. do. re-inspectionsRent Act . . . O . . . O O O O »

.

. O O O O „ . » O D o o . .. o . o o o . » .. . o . . . o o

Wat er Supply' ..... » . . ... . . . . .... ..... ... ...

.

Drainage, Sewerage and Watercourses . . . . .. . . .

.

. ...

Swimming Baths . .. ............. . ...... .... ... ..... ...

.

Stahl es and' Piggeries . . . . . ... „ . . . . . . . . . * . . . . . . . . .

.

Moveable Dwellings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . « . .

.

«

.

Wast c Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

.

.

.

.

Housing Applicants . . ... . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

,

Council Houses .. .................................

.

Factories (power) .......... .....................

.

do.

(non-power) ............................Outworkers

'premises .............................

Hairdressers and Barbers ...... . ....... .... ......... .

.

Public Conveniences ................ i *

Public Halls and Other Places of Entertainment ...

Refuse Collection and Disposal ..........

•

Pet Shops . . . . ........... „ . . . . „ . . . . . . . „ . . .....

»

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

.

Smoko Observations ...............................SchOOlS ...........OOO.O. . . . . . . ......... . .......

.

Verminous Premises ...............................Clean Air Act .......... ...= .. .................... .

Infectious Diseases ..............................Building Sites ...................................Miscellaneous Sanitary Visits ...I................

POOD HYGIENE .

Slaughterhouses ....... .......... ............. ....

.

Butchers .......... ...... ........... o .... . .......

.

Fishmongers ......................................Grocers and Greengrocers ..... ...................

.

Dairies ..........................................Ice Cream Manufacturers and Dealers ..............Bakehouses ........... ........ .................... . .

Fried Fish Shops .................................Restaurants, Cafes and Confectioners .............Factory and School Canteens ......................Vehicles delivering Milk and Food ................Licensed Premises ................................Miscellaneous Food Visits ........................

Total

1?2127

3982

• 61

174668

29

9722

30

991799831

430

6422

4923

32948•21

68

2705113

50

84

702

11751

203

2968

991466

65100

15

-213221

-25-

(ii) Water Supply ,

The Urban District is served from the works of the Stockport CorporationWater Undertaking,,

The water, which is chemically treated to prevent plumbo-solvcnt action,is stored in impounding reservoirs, treated by mechanical filtration plant andsubsequently chlorinated. It has been satisfactory in quality, but withregard to quantity, owing to the exceptional dry conditions which prevailedthroughout the year the depletion of the water in store in the reservoirsbecame such that it was found necessary to apply restrictions in the areassupplied from those reservoirs where, with the exception of essential services,supplies were shut off at the mains each night between 7.0 p.m. and 6.0 a.m.from the 30th September to the 23rd November, the whole of the Urban Districtbeing so affected.

Bacteriological examinations are made monthly of the raw water and weeklyof the treated water going into supply, the results being satisfactory.Chemical analyses arc made monthly of the raw water and treated water goinginto supply, again with satisfactory results.

Bacteriological examination and chemical analysis of a typical sampletaken during the year show; the following results

Ilature of Sample - Filtered Viator from tap on Main Outlet, Lyme Park.

Bac

t

o ri ol ogi cal Examination

Aerobic micro-organisms growing in ycastral-agars-

In 3 days at 22°C - 1 colony per c.c.

In 2 days at 37 °C - 0 colonies per c.c.

Bacteria, a.ssoci,ated with sewage or faecal pollution; Bacterium Coli notfound in 1 00 ml

.

Probable number of coli-aerogenes ba.cteria per 100 c.c. of water - NIL

Report - SATISFACTORY.

Chemical Analysis

Reacti on - pH value ............................................ 7*00Colour in 2-ft. glass tube - Hazen Solution po.rts per million .. 4Turbidity - Silica. Standard - parts per million . . . . . .......... . 0.3

Total Solids dried at 110CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

.

. .

.

.

Suspended solids dried at 110 C , . » . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

.

Free Acidity as C02 . . . . . » . „ „ » „ . „ . . . . ... .... ... ...

.

Free Alkalinity as CaCO^ ... ..... .................

.

Total Alkalinity as CaCO^ .........................

Part s per million

2.8

15.4

-26—

Part s per pillion

Carbon&te Hardness . ..... . . . . . . . ........... . . . . .... . . .

.

Non-carbonate Hardness «

.

Total Hardness ......................... i .............

.

Combined Chlorine ( Cl 2 ) ...............................Nitrates - Nitric Nitrogen as N2 . . ........ ...........

.

Nitrites - Nitrous Nitrogen as N2 .....................Free and Saline Ammonia as N2 .........................Albuminoid Ammonia as Np ..............................

oOxygon absorbed Test

,four hours at 27 C ..............

Iron in soluti on as Fe ................................Total Iron as Fe . . . ............ ......................

.

Manganese as Mn ...... ............ ........ ............

.

Silica (Sl02 ) O.O.. OO.O. 0000000.0090000.00. .O..OO..OC.OAlumina (AlpO^) .................... .................Alumina as Sulphate of Alumina ........................Lead as Pb taken up in second 24 hours ................Fluoride as F .........................................

Report - QUITE SATISFACTORY.

15

63

7816.00.280.0020.022

0.0350.57

0.28

7.50.20

1.4o.ll

0.13

(iii) Private Swimming Baths .

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

.

Visits have been made for the purpose of te.sting the water forchlorination and acidity, the tests being carried out at the time of visitThe' Department has its own apparatus for carrying' out the necessary tests.

(iv) Moveabl e Dwell ings .

No action has been necessary under this heading during the. year.

(v) Pet Animals Act, 1951 «

The occupiers of three premises in the Urban District are licensedto use such premises as Pet Shops. All the premises were visited duringthe year and conditions found were satisfactory.

(vi) Rodent Control.

Following administrative changes at the Ministry of Agriculture andFisheries, Local Authorities’ Reports have now reverted to the calendaryear instead of the financial year ending 31st March. This year’sReport, therefore, is for the nine months ending 31st December, 1959°Ensuing Reports will be fox the full calendar year. During the .above

period, the Council's Rodent Operative made 104-2 visits and inspections.In addition, 104 visits and inspections wore made by the Public Health

-27-

Inspectors. All types of properties have been inspected and treatmentscarried out where infestations were discovered.

The Council's Refuse Tip, Sewage Works and Depots were regularlytreated, and the treatment of Sewers in the Urban District was againcarried out, all with good results.

The following Table gives details of the work carried out during thenine months ended 31st December, 1959 3

—

Type of Property

Non-Agri cultural

.

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

- ...

j

LocalAuthority

Dwel 1 ingHouses

All other( includingBusinessPremises)

Total of

( 1 ), ( 2 )

and ( 3 )

Agri-cult

ural

I. No. of properties in Area 8 9266 750 10024 50

II. No. of properties inspectedas a result ofs-

(a) Notification 133 12 145 8

(b) Survey 4 215 - 219 44

(c) Otherwise - - - - -

III. Total inspections carriedout, including reinspections 45 775 109 929 113

IV, No. of properties inspectedin (il) which were found to

be infested bys-

(Major

'

(a) Rats(Minor 3 86 7 96 10

(Major ! — — —

(b) Mice(Minor !

,

i

6 3 9 -

V. No. of infested propertiesin (IV) tree.ted by L.A.

: 3 92 10 105 7

VI. Totcal treatments carried outincluding re-treatments 3 92 10 105 7

VII. No. of Notices served (s.4) - ' - - -

VIII. No. of cases in which defaultaction was taken .

- - -

IX. Legal Proceedings| .

l

- -

X. No. of Block Control Schemescarried out

i

i

I

1 - 1,

-

-28 <

(vii) Smoke Abatement .

A Deposit Gauge for the purpose of indicating the extent of atmospheric

pollution was operated on .a site in Bramhall* The ‘following Table shows

the results of analyses obtained during the year.

Month

Quantity measured Monthly Deposit

Water (litres) Total Solids

( grams

)

Rainfall(inches)

Total Solids(tons persquare mile)

January 6.45 0.356 3.30 11.80February 0,68 0.140 0.35 4.64March 3.65 0.219 1.87 7.26

April * - - - -

May '

.1.17 0.202 Q.60 6.69

June 4 » 64 1.343 2.38 11.37duly 4. so 0.388 2.46 12.86August ** - 0,339 Nil 11.23September 0.18 0.213 0.09 7.06October 4.24 0.262 2.17 8.68November 5.33 0.233 2.73 7.72December 8.62 0.301 4.41 9.98

* - As the Deposit Gauge was grossly polluted by extraneousmatter

7no satisfactory readings could be obtained.

** - Due to the lack of water in the Deposit Gauge? 1000 mis.

of Distilled Water were added to the Gauge before analysis.

Forty-eight observations on factory stacks were recorded during the

year.

(viii ) Bye-Laws and Regulations.

The following Bye-Laws and Regulations relating to Public Health arcin operation in the Urban District

Common Lodging HousesOffensive TradesSlaughterhousesCleansing of Footways and Pavements? and

With Respect to NuisancesRemoval of House RefuseTents? Vans and Sheds and Similar StructuresStreet Trading by Young Persons *"*

Employment of Young Children **

Smoke Abatement( c ontd

-29-

Deposit of Litter and Dangerous SubstancesBuildingsNov StreetsHandling, Wrapping and Delivery of Food, and

Sale of Food in the Open AirHairdressers and BarbersBuilding Bye-Lavs vith respect to Smoke PreventionFouling of Footy/ays hy Dogs **

** - Made by Cheshire County Council and operative inthe. Urban District „

(ix) Sanitary Accommodation .,

The position with regard to Sanitary Accommodation in the

Urban District is that vith the exception of some 29 premises v/ith pail

closets situate in unsevered parts of the Urban District, the dhole of the

properties in the Urban District are served by water closets, and dustbins

for the reception of domestic and trade refuse.

-30-

SECTION »F*

HOUSING

-31 -

HOUSING

The following' Table gives particulars of post-War building progressin the Urban District.

Year

Number of houses erected

By privatedevel opment

By the

Council

1946 78

1947 38 —

1948 2 60

1949 6 52

1950 8 20

1951 •5 24195-2 36 86

1953 121 84

1954 271 -

1955 370 16

1956 473 24

1957 529 8

1958 506 —

1959 474 6

Humber of new houses in progress at 31st December, 1959s-

(i) Private Development ........... 245

(ii) Council Houses . . . „ . . . . „ . „ . . . .

.

30

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

Inspection of Dwell inghouses .

(a) Number of houses inspected for housing defects underPublic Health Acts and Housing Acts ........... .... .....

.

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

Remedy of Defects without sexyice o f Formal Notic e

„

Number of houses rendered fit (including houses inrespect of which Informal notices were served priorto 1959)

211

420

30

-33-

Action under Statutory Powers .

( i ) Proceedings under Section JjL. Housing Act, 1937 »

(a) Humber of houses in respect of which Notices wereserved requiring repairs . . „ « „ . . . „ „ . . . . 0 . <> . „ . . . . „ . . .

(b) Humber of houses rendered fit after service ofFormal Notices . .... ...............................

.

( i i ) Proceedings under Section 16, Housing Act, 1937 .

(a) Humber of houses in respect of which Clearance,Demolition or Closing Orders were made ..... .......

.

16

(b) Number of houses demolished . 15

( i ii )Proceedings under Publi c_ Heal

t

h Act, 1936 .

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

(b) Number of houses in respect of which defects wereremedied after service of Formal Notices,including Notices served prior to 1959 ............. 1

( iv )Details of Statutory Notices serve d

.

Statute

OutstandingNotices at

31/12/58

Servedduring

1959 Total

Compliedwith in

1959

OutstandingNotices at

31/12/59

Public Health Act, 1936sSection 39 1 1 1

Section 93 2 1

.

3 1 2

Totals 3 1 4 • 2 2

SECTION *G>

IITSPECTI Ol'T AMD SUPERYISIOF

OP POOP

INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD

1 . Milk Supply .

There arc 35 Millc Distributors and 2 Dairies on the Register.

The following Table gives details of the laboratory tests carried out

.on samples of milk obtained during the year . The Methylene Blue failureswere undoubtedly influenced by the exceptional summer weather and poor.water pressure referred to under the heading "Yfeter Supply" on page 26.

Methylene Blue Test Phosphatase Test

'

Turbidity Test Biological Test

Passed Failed Passed Failed Passed Failed Negative Positive

14 10 21 - 6 4 -

2 . Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1949 to 1954 °

The following Licences under the above Regulations were in force duringthe yoars-

Dealers* Licences ;

Tuberculin-Tested ...... .......... . 9

TubcrcuIin-Testod(Pa-steurised) .... 2

Pasteurised ....................... 9

Sterilised ......................... 28

Supplementary Licences ;

Tuberculin-Tested 12Tuberculin-Tested (Pasteurised) ... 4Pasteurised ......... .............

.

11

Sterilised 12

Hazel Grove and Bramhall Urban District is included in a "Specified Area,"

to which the Milk (Special Designations) (Specified Aroa.s) (No. 3) Order,

1953 5made under the Pood and Drugs (Milk, Dairies and Artificial Cream) Act,

1950 > applies, and in consequence the retailing of undesignated raw milk inthe Urban District ceased as from 1st January, 1954$ the only milks permittedto be sold in the Urban District under Licence being Tuberculin-Tested,.Tuberculin-Tested (Pasteurised)

,Pasteurised and Sterilised.

3. Meat Inspection .

Details of the work carried out during the year are given in thefollowing Tables s-

-37 -

(a) Carcases and offal inspected and condemned in v.rholc or in part .

•

Cattleexcluding

C OWE C ows Calves

SheepandLambs Pigs Horses

Number killed 270 11 3 1651 47290 -

Number inspected 270 11 3 1651 47290 -

All Diseases except Tubercul-

103

-osis and Cysticcrci

Whole carcases condemned

Carcases of which some partor organ was condemned 21 - •- 4728 -

Percentage of number inspectedaffected with disease otherthan Tuberculosis and Cysti--cerci 7.78 ~ 10.0

Tuberculosis Only

Whole carcases condemned• •

— 7 —

Carcases of which some partor organ was condemned 24 3 -

I

980 -

Percentage of number inspectedaffected with Tuberculosis 8.89 27.27 2.07 -

Cysticcrcosis

Carcases of which- some part

or organ was condemned

Carcases submitted to treatmentby refrigeration -- - - - - -

Generalised and totallycondemned

1 .

- - - -

-38-

( b ) Bacon Factory , High Lr.no

Number of pigs, slaughtered and inspected .................... 47)282Number of carcases affected, with Tuberculosis ............... 981Percentage of total number slaughtered ...................... 2 t O

r

Jr

}>

Number of carcases wholly condemned for Tuberculosis......... 7

Percentage of, total number slaughtered ...................... 0. 01%Numbor of carcases vrholly condemned for causes other than

Tuberculosis ....... 103Percentage of total number slaughtered ...................... 0.22 fo

Total v/eight of meat condemned, including condemnationsother than whol e carcases ................................... 23 5 269 lbs

.

Distribution of diseases with respect to carca,sos which were v/holly

condemned!-

C> ooooooooooooooeoooeOC0000099099000

9 0 9 0*

9 9 0 9 0

Tuberculosis ..

Septic PneumoniMultiple AbscessesOedema ...........Moribund .........Gangrenous Injury .........Pathological Emaciation ...

Died in Transit and LairagePyaemia ......

Septic MetritiJaundice .....

Septic Peritonitis and Pleurisy .

Septic Peritonitis and PneumoniaFevered .....

Deccmpositi onEnteritis ......

’ Uraemia ........Swine ErysipelasSepticaemia ....

DropsyIcterusPyrexia.

0 9 9 9

9 9 9 9 0

9 0 9 9 0 9 9

00900099099009090099000

0 9 9 0 9

000900000099990009000000999900000999099.0 90

090009000000900009000090909000C00009909000

9900909900909000909000000009OOOO0OOOOOOOOOO0OOCOOOOOOOOO

• 00900009090

7138

2

9

1

718

171

1

2

5

3

1

2

1

1

1

22

6

Total 0 0 9 0 0 110

( c ) Private Slaughterhouse s.

Number of carcases inspected :

Cattle excluding cowsC ows .................Calves .oo.oo.oSheep and LambsPigs . .

.

0 0 0 9

• OOOO • O O 0

. 270

. 11

. 3

.1651

. 8

-39-

Condemnations %

Whole carcases. ........... ..... ..... .....

.

Heads .................................... 7LUngS' '0’’o6eoco«o.oooooooooooooooooooocoo.co 9Livers ................................... 39Forequarters .............................. 2

PlUCkS 00000000000000000000600000000000.00 5

o Hearts ................................... 3

Other parts and/or organs ................. 7

.4° Food Inspection.

(a)

PremisesFood Premises in the Area . Thein the Area, by typo of trade s-

following is a. list of the Food

Grocers . . . . „ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . « « . « . . . 55Butchers ......................... 19Greengrocers . 21

Cafes and Catering Establishments. 42Ice Cream Manufacturers and

Dealers . . . . 53Fried Fish Shops . . . . . . . . . . , . . . , . . 6

Confectioners .................... 1

6

Wot Fish Shops ................... 9

Tripe Shop ........... ...o ... .... . 1

Bacon Factory . . .... ... ... . ... ... . 1

Cooked Meat Shops ................ 3

In addition, there are 16 Factory and School Canteens.

Food Premises, by type of trado, registered under the Food and DrugsActs are as followss-

Preparation of potted, pressed, pickledor preserved food ,

o

Preparation of fish by any processof cooking . .... .... ............

.

Manufacture and sale of Icc Cream. .. ... ... ..... ..o .

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

.

( b )Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955/1956 •

38

5

7

46

All food premises within the Urban District were inspected following the

coming into operation of the above Regulations, and occupiers were requested

to give attention to contraventions observed by the Public Health Inspectors.

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

1959s-

-40-

Nature of Contravention

Served since Regulationscame into force(up to

31st December? 1959)

Compliedwith at

31/12/59

Impervious surfaces 52 44Defective floors and floor

coverings 23 20Protection of Food 51 44Provision of hot and cold water

over sinks 23 18Provision of wash hand basins 78 66

Provision of towels? soap? etc. 30 21

Provision of First Aid Kit 12 3

Provision for storage of outdoorclothing 14 12

Provision of Sinks 12 8

Washing of glasses and otherequipment 6 5

Lighting 2 1

Ventilation 5 5

Redocorat ion 68 50Protection from Insects and Rodents 4 4Structural Repairs 24 18

(c) Condemnation o f Unsound Food.

In addition to the unsound meat condemned at the Bacon Factory andprivate slaughterhouses referred to in 3 (b) and 3 (c) on page 39 ?

thefollowing foods were condemned during routine visits and request visitsto food premises s-

Cooked Meats .....................Canned Fruits ....................Jam and Marmalade ................Tinned Vegetables, Soups? etc. ...

Evaporated Milk ..................Tinned Fish ......................Cream ............................Cheese ...........................Pudding Mixture ..................

294-4 Us.240J lbs

.

• If lbs.

378^ lbs.

19 tins10£ lbs.

8 oz.

6 lbs.2 lbs.

All condemned food? other than meat 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 means of disposal of unsoundfoodstuffs? as all tins are punctured and jars broken before burying at

a depth of eight feet.

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

-41 -

( d) food. Poisoning .

No cases of Pood Poisoning were reported during the year.

( e ) Report on _Fo o d Samples .

I am indebted to the Chief Inspector (Howard Hughes, Esq_.) Weights andMeasures Department, Cheshire County Council, for the following Report onPood and Drugs Samples obtained in the Urban District during the year.

1

ArticleNumberObtained

GenuineSamples

Non-StandardSamples

Apples o „ o o c o = o a o o o . c . . o c o o . . 0 . o 2 2

Bread, brown 1 — 1Cake

,butter 1 —

.. 1

Cake,Fruitarian ...... ........

.

1 1 —

Camphorated Oil ................ 2 2 -

Cheese Spread with Shrimp ...... I 1 -

Cockles . ... o ... . ............ . .

.

1 1 -

Cough Mixture .................. 1 1 —

Fruit Sauce 1 1 —

Garlic Salt .................... 1 1 -

Glycerine of Thymol ............ 1 1 -

Gravy Salt 1 7

Halibut Liver Oil Capsules ..... 1 1 -

Lemon Swiss Roll ............... 1 1 -

Marzipan,Almond ...............

.1 1 -

Milk ........................... 42 35 7

Mint in Vinegar 1 1 -

Nerve Tonic Syrup .............. 1 1 -

Pepper, ground, black .......... 1 1 -

Potted Beef .................... 1 1 -

Potted Salmon with Butter ...... 1 1 -

Sausage,Pork .................. 1 1 -

Steak Pudding .................. 1 1 -

Surgical Spirit, No. 1 B.P.C. 1 .1 -

Tablets , Cascara Sagrada B.P. ... 1 1 -

Tartarc Sauce . 1 1 -

Zinc and Castor Oil ............ 1 1 -

Totals ..........r

70 61 9

With regard to the non-standard 'samples,the following arc details of

the action taken?

-

-42-

1. Milk. Sub-standard but

NO ACTION.genuine

.

2. Milk. Sub-standardNO ACTION.

but genuine

.

3. Milk. Sub-standardNO ACTION.

but genuine

»

4. Milk. Sub-standardNO ACTION.

but genuine

.

1.1 Jo deficient in solids-not-fat

.

3.5/0 deficient in solids-not-fat,

2,3^ deficient in solids-not-fat.

2.3/o deficient in solids-not-fat.

5. Cake, but ter. Cake in which hutter-fat represents less than halfof the total fat present (7»0/o "butter fat). SUPPLIERSCAUTIONED.

6. Milk . Sub-standard but • genuine . l.l/o deficient in solids-not-fat.NO ACTION.

7. Bread, brown . Brown broad (sliced) contaminated with particles of a

mixture consisting mainly cf oil and iron compounds. CAUTIONED.

8. Milk . Containing 3.5/® of extraneous water. CAUTIONED.

9.

Milk . Sub-standard but genuine. l.l/o deficient in solids-not-fat.CAUTIONED.

5« Manufacture and Sale of I ce Cream .

Premises registered for the manufacture and/or storage and sale of IceCream have received close attention during the year.

The vehicles and equipment of itinerant ico-crcam vendors wore givenspecial attention.

Twelve samples of Ice Cream wore obtained during the year, and submittedto the Laboratory for examination, with the following results s-

Provisional Grade 1n it o

5

3

SECTION »H»

REFUSE AND SALVAGE COLLECTIONAND DISPOSAL

' REFUSE AKD SALVAGE COLLECTION AITD DISPOSAL

At 31st March, i 960 ,the Council had four mechanically-propelled

vehicles available for the collection of house refuse and trade refuse.

The disposal of all house and trade refuse is by controlledtipping- on a site belonging to Messrs. J. and A. Jackson, Ltd,, BrickManufacturers, off Tenement Lane, Bramhall. The site is that of adisused clay pit. The Tip is constantly inspected for likely infestationby rats, flies and crickets.

The Council’s Scheme for the provision of dustbins throughoutthe District, commenced in January, 1950, continued to operate during the

year, and up to 31st March, i960 , the Council had supplied 9?46l binsto properties in the District.

The following is a Report on the collection and disposal of

refuse and salvage during the financial year ended 31st March, 1960s-

Tons Cwts Qrs Lbs

House refuse (estimated) 9273 19 -

Trade refuse (estimated) 1225 -

Sadvage ( actual

)

108 - 2

Total 10606 19. 2

Corresponding totalestimated weight for

1958/1959 10682 2

Cost of collection and dispo sal .

Labourers ’ Wages ...........

Motor Transport, including Drivers' Wages OOO00OOO6OO

Ronts,Rates and Taxes .... ..... ......... ............ .

Lighting, Heating and Power . ........................

.

Repairs and maintenance (excluding vehicle maintenance)

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

Sunday Expenditure . .

.

eeooeooo

£, s. d.

. 10505 19 5

„ 6126 5 11

0CM 6 .3

46 9 2

. 466 1 2

94 7 2

14 10 2

. 17523 19 3

-A7-

0s. d.

Brought forward . . . .

„

c 0 © 0 ® .17523 19 3Special Expenditures

Os. d.

Loan Charges ........... ............. 1107 16 10Let Cost of Dustbins . .

.

............. 938 12 6 2046 9 4

19570 8 7Less Incomes

Trade Refuse Charges . . . ............. 374 16 3Salvage. ...............

.

............. 393 4 0 1268 0 3

Net Cost ... ........ 0 18302 8 4

The corresponding costs and income for 1958/1959 were as foil Of;ss-

OCM* • s. d.

Gross Cost 18043 7 9

Less Income ....... 2358 16 1

Net Cost ....£15685 11 8

(c) Weight and value of salvage collected and dispatchcd to 31/3/60 .

Tons Carts Qrs Lbs Ul • s. d.

Mixed Paper ........ 69 1 _ 517 12 7

Fibrcboej?d ......... 29 12 3 - 281 15 5

Newsprint 7 10 - 66 9 0

Textiles ........... 16 3 - 20 2 0

Metals ............. 1 - 7 5 0

108 2 - * £893 4 0

The corresponding freight and value of salvage for 1958/1959 was

as followss-

198 tons 19 cwts 2 qrs. - £ 1642 . 1 . 11 .

-48-

( d) Details of waste paper and textiles collected. duri ng. the last five years „

1955/1956 1956/1957 1957/1958 1958/1959 1959/1960

Tons 0z* Tons p Tons £ Tons g Tons £

Mixed Paper 186 1488 178 1335 122 910 119 893 69 51

8

Pihrehoard - - 16. 156 56 533 51 48I 30 282

Books andMagazines 14 130 - - - — —

.B

Newsprint 23 237 18 180 22 221 14 134 8 66

Total Paper 223 1855 212 1671 200 I664 I84 1508 107 866

Textiles 9 291 3 109 3 81 H 73 1 7

Total Paperand Textiles 232 2146 215 1780 203 1745 188 15.81 108 873

-49-

SECT IOF »I»

ABHIITI STRATI ON OF THE

FACTORIES ACTS 3 1937 and 1948

•51-

ADI 1IITI STRATI ON OF THE FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 & 1948

There arc 83 factories with mechanical pGwer and 10 non-powerfe-ctories in the District. All premises generally have been maintainedin a satisfactory manner.

All factories in the Area coming within the. provisions ofSection 34 of the Factories Act

? 1937 - eighteen in number - are providedwith Certificates as to satisfactory means of escape in case of fire..

The following Tables show the prescribed particulars requiredtc be provided in accordance with Section 128(3) of the 1937 Act withrespect to matters under Part I and Part VIII of the Act which areadministered by the Council.

PART I OF THE ACT.

1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.

Humber on

RegisterHumber of

Inspections

Humber of

WrittenHptices

Humber of

Occullersprosecuted

.Factories in which Sections1,2

? 3?4 & 6 are enforced byLocal Authority 10 31

Factories not included inabove in which Section 7 is

enforced by Local Authority 83 98 8

Othc-r premises in whichSection 7 is enforced byLocal Authority(excludingoutworkers 1 premises) 18 50 — _

T ot nl

s

111 179 8

-53

2 Cases in which defects were found

Defects Pound Remedied

Rcfe

To H. M.

Inspector

rred

By H. M .

InspectorProse-cutions

Want of cleanliness 3 - - 1 -

Ovcrcrowding - - - - -

UnreasonableTemperature - — — —

InadequateVentilation — — — — —

Ineffective Drainageof floors — — — - _

Sanitary Conveniences

(a) Insufficient

(b) Unsuitable orDefective 9 3 - 2 -

(c) Not separatefor sexes - — - — -

Other Offences (notincluding offencesrelating to Out-workers)

.

Tot cals 12 3 - 3 -

PART VIII OP THE ACT.

Number of outworkers ' names received during year ............ 3

Number found not to be working at date of inspection 1

Nature of work - Making, etc

.

of wearing apparel ............ 2

Instances of work in unwholesome premises ................... -

Number of inspections made of outworkers 1 premises... 4

APPENDIX

MANCHESTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL. BOARD

No. 3 Hass Radiography Unit,

Shaw Heath Hospital, Stockport.

REPORT ON THE SURVEY OF BRAIJiAIL

The Unit visited Bramhall iron the 14th to the 22nd September, 1959?being sited at the Women's Conservative Hall, 3enja Fold. A programme of

open sessions, including morning, afternoon and evening periods, wasarranged during the week commencing 14th September. This programme wasadvertised by leaflets distributed to households and by press announcementsand posters.

A summary of the results of the survey is shown belov/s

-

Halos Females T otal

Number X-rayed (including 9 G.P. cases) ... 439

Tuberculous abnormalities discovered ;

Tuberculosis for treatment or closeobservation ........... 1

Tuberculosis for occasional clinicsupervision ........... 3

Tuberculosis - healed ..................... 1

Non-Tuborculous abnormalities discovered s

Non-nalignant neoplasm ........ ...........

.

1

Bronchiectasis ............................ 2

Fibrosis .................................. 2

Diaphragmatic abnormalities ...............Miscellaneous ............................. 1

Failed to attend for further investigation. 2

664

2

2

4

1

1

1

1103

3

5

5

1

32

1

1

3

The response of the public was fairly good for a first visit, butthe numbers involved arc too small for drawing any definite conclusionsfrom incidence rates, etc. although it is gratifying to note that threepulmonary tuberculosis cases were discovered, which required either veryclose observation or active treatment.

J. RIMINGTON,Medical Director.

H. VttNSTANLEY

,

Organising Secretary.

-55-

'

itf1

'

INDEX

Section Paf:es

A VITAL STATISTICS 1-7

B GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICESIN THE AREA 9-12

C PREVALENCE OF, AID CONTROL OVER,

INFECTIOUS DISEASES 13-18

D NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, I948 19-21

E GENERAL SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES 23-30

F HOUSING 31-34

G: INSPECTION AID SUPERVISION OF FOOD 35-43

S REFUSE AND SALVAGE COLLECTIONAND DISPOSAL 45-49

I ADMINISTRATION OF THE FACTORIES ACTS,

1937 and 1948 51-54

APPENDIX REPORT ON MASS RADIOGRAPHY UNITVISIT TO BRA IHALL 55