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Schools.—A thorough inspection of all the public elementary
and private schools is made at least once a year by the Sanitary
Inspectors, and on their reports steps are taken to remedy any
defects found.
In the control of non-notifiable infectious diseases routine
reports of absentees continue to be furnished weekly by the headteachers
of public elementary schools to the public health department.
These give a general idea of the prevalence of these diseases
at any particular time and enable the Health Visitors to visit the
homes and to give the mothers advice regarding the prevention
of the spread of infection and the avoidance of complications in
such conditions as measles and whooping cough.
It was not found necessary to close any school in order to
check the prevalence of infectious disease.
Rag Flock Acts, 1911 and 1928.—Inspections were made
of the upholsterers' workshops. In all instances where bedding
is made or re-made it was found that wool flock was used. This
flock was found to have been purchased from the wholesalers
under a guarantee that it conforms to the Government standard of
purity. No samples were taken. It is very doubtful if any rag
flock is used in the Borough.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk Supply.—There are only six cowkeepers on the register
as producers of milk.
At the end of year there were on the register 123 retail purveyors
of milk. Twenty-one of these registrations were in respect of
premises owned by one company and used as places for distributing
bottled pasteurised milk received from the Central Depot in another
district. During the year nine purveyors of milk were registered
with respect to premises used for other purposes to retail milk in
sealed receptacles only, seven new purveyors of milk were registered
who had purchased premises from others who were on the register,
and four with premises in other districts were registered U- retail
milk within the Borough. No new dairies were registered during
the year. One business was discontinued and the name of the
owner was taken off the register as a retail purveyor of milk.