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enlightened food firms exhibit "no smoking" notices in their
shops.
It was decided to distribute to food shops suitable notices
requesting shoppers to refrain from smoking in the interests of
public health.
Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations, 1959
A complaint was received from a headmaster of a school
regarding a 1/3rd. of a pint milk bottle which was badly stained on
its internal surface. The analyst to whom the bottle was submitted
reported that "the substance examined was a residue from a water
coloured paint such as is used by children in school. The green
dye is organic and unlikely to be harmful or to have contaminated
the milk in any way". A letter was received from the Dairy expressing
their concern at the misuse of milk bottles by sections of the
public, and explaining the measures in force to try to prevent
occurrences such as this. A warning letter was sent to the firm.
INDUSTRIAL HEALTH
Factories
All factory premises are inspected periodically to ensure
that suitable sanitary accommodation is provided. Factory premises
where mechanical power is not used are inspected to see that they
are kept clean, are not overcrowded, are sufficiently ventilated
and that floors are adequately drained.
Most of the 322 factories in the Borough are engaged in light
industry. The number of persons employed ranges from 679 in the
largest to one or two in the smallest.
Outworkers
Under Section 110 of the Factories Act, 1937, the occupier of
every factory has to submit to the local authority twice a year
lists of outworkers directly employed by him in the business,
outside the factory. The number of outworkers in the Borough in
1963 was 109.
HOUSING
Although the three year slum clearance programme, which was
commenced in January 1961, was not completed by the end of the
year, further progress was made and only individual unfit houses
now remain to be dealt with.
Closing Orders involving 5 houses and Demolition Orders
involving 9 houses were made; undertakings not to use 4 houses
for human habitation were accepted; and a Compulsory Purchase
Order was made in respect of 4 houses.
Notices were served under Section 15 of the Housing Act,
1961 on the owners of 4 houses which were found to be not reasonably
suitable for occupation by the number of persons accommodated. None
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