[Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Oxford City.

  • Oxford (England). City Council. no2012034102.
Date:
1923
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Credit: [Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Oxford City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SLAUGHTER HOUSES. There are at present 17 registered slaughter houses and 5 licensed slaughter houses within the City, most of them situated in congested areas or abutting upon main streets. A considerable amount of work has been done in these places : floors repaired or renewed, walls smoothed, and ad¬ ditional light provided, but in most cases the buildings are very old, and although the occupiers try their best to main¬ tain a standard of cleanliness, circumstances are against them. The only remedy I can suggest is a Public Abattoir of a modern type. OFFENSIVE TRADES. The three premises in the City where offensive trades are carried on have been regularly inspected, and upon each occasion found satisfactory. The annual licences have there¬ fore been renewed. FACTORY AND WORKSHOPS. All the factories, workshops and bakehouses within the City are under the control of H.M. Inspector of Factories, and during the year eight complaints of breaches of the Acts or Regulations were reported to me, and, after investigation, were remedied. In one case a complaint was made of sanitary conveni¬ ences opening directly into the workroom ; in another the convenience was used by both sexes ; one W.C. was reported to be dirty and additional light required ; the roof of a work¬ shop required repair ; 2 workrooms required cleansing, and 3 bakehouses limewashing. DAIRIES, COWSHEDS AND MILKSHOPS. Nine farmers are now registered in the City to carry on the business of cow-keepers, four of whom dispose of the milk produced upon their premises as retailers, while the remaining five act as wholesalers. There are also 46 registered retailers ; but 14 of them are resident outside the City Boundary, and therefore their premises are not open to inspection by me,