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Edmonton 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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HOUSING REPAIRS AND RENTS ACT, 1954
Certificates of Disrepair.
The following table gives details of the cases dealt with during the year 1956:—
| Certificates granted up to 31st December, 1955 | 209 |
| Applications received during 1956 | 15 |
| Certificates granted during 1956 | 14 |
| Certificates revoked on completion of repairs during 1956 | 12 |
| Certificates in force at 31st December, 1956 | 151 |
SLAUGHTERHOUSES.
Nine visits were paid and the carcases and organs of 15 pigs killed
were inspected during or shortly after slaughter. None was found to be
affected with tuberculosis. Two carcases of which come part or organ was
condemned showed a percentage of the number inspected affected with disease,
other than tuberculosis, of 13.33.
The following organs were surrendered:—
Two sets of lungs.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. Milk Supply.
| Various licences were granted as under: — | Primary | Supplementary |
|---|---|---|
| Pasteurised | 41 | 20 |
| Tuberculin tested | 24 | 17 |
| Sterilised | 98 | 19 |
| 163 | 56 |
Suplementary licences are granted to retailers who live outside the
Borough but who sell milk in the Borough; the primary licence is granted by
the Authority in which the premises are situate.
The number of Dairies registered at 31st December, 1956, was 9.
Food and Drug Act, 1955 — Section 16.
During the year 11 premises were registered for the Sale and St< of Ice Cream.
| Number on Register at end of year:— | |
| Manufacturers and Vendors | 5 |
| Vendors only | 182 |