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Public Health Act, 1936, Section 101.
The residents of a block of dwellings near a small foundry complained
of nuisance from smoke when smelting was taking place. No
nuisance could be seen when observations were made. The proprietor
was interviewed on several occasions and he explained that smoke
in small quantities could be given off, if at all, only when the furnace
was first started up. In spite of the observations mentioned above
the proprietor changed the fuel from coke to gas, which appeared to
remove the cause for complaint.
Meat Inspection.
Because of the visits made by the Deputy Chief Sanitary Inspector
it was ascertained that carcase meat was being brought into a local
wholesale meat store largely uninspected.
Meat arriving early in the morning from a town in Lincoln for
local sale was found on a number of occasions to be diseased or
otherwise unfit. This, in November, necessitated setting up a system
of early morning inspections in which two inspectors took part.
The number of carcases inspected from November 11th, 1955 until
the end of the year is given below:—
Cows 133 Pigs 1288
Bullocks 122 Sheep 163
Calves 65 Lambs 621
Boars and Sows 17
The amount of meat and offal found to be unfit by the inspectors
and surrendered by the wholesale firm was 468 pounds.
Work in Default
Housing Act, 1936, Section 9. In three cases only was it necessary
to do work in default and in these the amounts involved were not
high, being £20. 5. 0, £68. 18. 0, and £46. 11. 2.
Public Health Act, 1936. It was not necessary to take proceedings
and do work in default upon a Court Order in regard to housing
repairs under this Act.
Other work executed by the Local Authority.
Work to drainage systems was carried out in three cases under
Section 24 (public sewers) of the Public Health Act, 1936 and in
four cases under Section 39 (drains) of that Act.
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