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Complaints have also been received during the year regarding
the emission of grit and dost from factories in this area and
arrangements are now in hand for work to be carried out to the
cupolas at the foundry of one of the factories in the neighbourhood
and for grit arresters to be built on to the flues. It is hoped that
this will result in a substantial reduction of grit and dust discharged
into the atmosphere.
During the year 121 smoke observations were carried out by
the Sanitary Inspectors.
Moveable Dwellings.
As anticipated in my last year's Annual Report, there has
been some improvement in the caravan problem in Northolt. This
is due in the main to the continued development and fencing of
undeveloped sites in this area. The only remaining large undeveloped
sites in the Northolt area are the Lime Trees Estate and
certain land fronting Western Avenue owned by the Middlesex
County Council.
Many complaints have been received during the year from
residents in the neighbourhood of the Lime Trees Estate regarding
the nuisances caused by the parking of caravans, and these caravans
have been forcibly removed from the site on numerous occasions,
only to return within a short period.
The number of caravans frequenting this area has, however,
been reduced appreciably and it is hoped that the rapid building
development in Northolt will eventually solve this problem, which
has been a source of considerable difficulty for some years past.
FOOD HYGIENE
It is satisfying to report that the Council's Clean Food Campaign
which was inaugurated four years ago is still progressing
satisfactorily. As I Lave stated on previous occasions the Council s
scheme is based upon the education of the Food Handler in the
principles of Food Hygiene, and I am convinced that any scheme
for promoting the hygienic preparation and handling of food must
provide opportunities for those upon whom the duty of preparing
or handling food devolves, to obtain information on the elementary
principles of Food Hygiene.
Our lecture courses have continued during the year and,
although some falling off in the numbers attending has been
experienced, they are still receiving the support necessary to justify
their continuation.
During 1953, 66 lectures were given to Food Handlers of whom
210 received Certificates upon completing the course. Since the
scheme commenced four years ago 274 lectures have been given to
Food Handlers and 1271 persons have received Certificates of
Attendance.