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ROAD ACCIDENTS
Fatal Serious Slight Totals
0-5 - - 10 10
5 - 15 1 8 65 74
15 - 65 11 68 428 507
65 - 3 13 25 41
Age not given - 10 10
FATAL HOME ACCIDENTS
0-15 15-65 65 & over
Coal gas poisoning - - 2
Other poisoning - - -
Falls 8
Other accidents 1 - -
PETROLEUM
The licensing of petrol filling stations and other premises in
which petrol is stored, is subject to licence under the Petroleum
(Regulation) Acts 1928 and 1936 and to the Schedule of Conditions
which the local authority are entitled to attach to the licence.
Among other requirements the Schedule places upon the
occupier of licensed premises the responsibility of arranging testing
of the installation at any time when there is reason to suspect a
defect and in any case during the 20th, 25th and 30th year after
installation, thereafter every full testing is required after every
second year.
Many of the petrol tanks installed in the Borough are now
over 20 years old and pressure and seepage tests have been carried
out whereby many of them have been found to be defective. In
some cases rejointing the top plates to the tanks has been adequate
to bring the tanks to a condition to meet the test but in a number
of others the cutting off of the tanks and their removal or filling
with concrete, has become necessary. This has meant of course,
the installation of new tanks and pipe runs and electrical services,
which work is inspected at all stages by the Chief Public Health
Inspector or his deputy, acting as petroleum officers for the Council.
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