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Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops.—Twelve applications were
received during the year from persons desirous of being registered
under the Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915, the
Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922, and the Milk and
Dairies Order, 1926.
Sixty-four inspections have been made of the premises of
dairymen and purveyors of milk in the district, during which
certain matters were discovered which required to be dealt with
by the Public Health Department.
As in previous years, much attention has been paid to
retailers of milk in the Borough, particularly with regard to
bottling in the streets. Milk is an article of diet which demands
scrupulous cleanliness and care in handling, and I am convinced
that the time spent by the Department's officers in supervision
is well repaid.
The fact that offenders, whom I am sure are few in number,
are difficult to catch is evident by the fact that not a single case
has been reported to the Authority throughout the year. I am,
however, satisfied that in course of time this type of offender
will be stamped out, and no one will be more pleased than the
conscientious Dairyman.
Infectious Disease and Disinfection,—During the year, visits
for the purpose of investigating cases of notifiable infectious
disease were made to 215 houses. Special visits were also made,
as required, for the purpose of following up and enquiring after
the health of persons who had been passengers on vessels coming
into this country on which cases of infectious disease had
occurred, and of which notice had been received at the Public
Health Office from the Port Sanitary Authorities concerned.
At 23 houses from which cases of notifiable infectious disease
had been reported, defective drains or other insanitary conditions
were found to exist, all of which were subsequently remedied
under the supervision of the officers of the Public Health
Department.
Disinfection of rooms, bedding, clothing, etc., was duly
carried out after the removal to hospital or recovery of each
patient. Where necessary, the walls of the rooms from which
the cases had been removed were stripped and re-papered or
distempered.
The number of rooms disinfected was 499, and the number
of articles, bedding, wearing apparel, etc., 11,292, full details of
which are given in the Report of the Medical Officer of Health,
under the heading "Disinfection."
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