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April, 1936, the Council stated that their housing requirements
were in the order of 300 dwellings.
4. Inspection and Supervision of Food.
In his Report, the Borough Analyst, Dr. Cox, refers to the
difficult subject of metallic contamination in food stuff's, and the
increasing need for closer regulations of manufactured products.
In conclusion Dr. Cox reports that " the results on the whole are
good, the rate of adulteration is 37 per cent. which is not unduly
high having regard to the natural tendency to sample more often
commodities and places where adulteration is judged to be more
likely ".
5. Local Government and Other Officers' Superannuation Act, 1922.
During the year T medically examined 24 new entrants to the
Council's service, 16 of whom were officers and 8 were workmen.
In addition one officer and 6 workmen were certified by me as
being incapacitated by reason of permanent ill-health, and were
accordingly retired on superannuation allowances.
6. Air Raid Precautions.
An ever increasing proportion of the time of the Medical
Officer of Health, and selected members of his department, has
been devoted to assisting in the preparation of an Air Raid
Precautions scheme for the Borough. The administration of a
scheme for protection against air raids, and for the treatment of
the injured resulting therefrom is now a statutory obligation of
the local authority, and the Home Office have decided that the
Medical Officer of Health shall be the Controlling Official of the
Casualty Services, viz., First Aid Posts and First Aid Parties.
The importance and difficulties of these duties cannot be over.
estimated, for there is an immense amount of detailed
administration associated therewith, and the scheme requires
frequent modification and extension to conform with the numerous
memoranda which are received from the Home Office on the
subject.
In order that any Air Raid Precaution scheme may function
satisfactorily the Medical Officer of Health is entirely dependent