[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Caernarvonshire Combined Sanitary Districts (Bangor City, Conway Borough, Bethesda U.D.C., Betws y Coed U.D.C., Llandudno U.D.C., Llanfairfechan U.D.C., Penmaenmawr U.D.C., Nant Conway R.D.C., Ogwen R.D.C., Caernarvon Borough, Pwllheli Borough, Criccieth U.D.C., Portmadoc U.D.C., Gwyrfai R.D.C., Lleyn R.D.C.).

  • Caernarvonshire Combined Sanitary Districts.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Caernarvonshire Combined Sanitary Districts (Bangor City, Conway Borough, Bethesda U.D.C., Betws y Coed U.D.C., Llandudno U.D.C., Llanfairfechan U.D.C., Penmaenmawr U.D.C., Nant Conway R.D.C., Ogwen R.D.C., Caernarvon Borough, Pwllheli Borough, Criccieth U.D.C., Portmadoc U.D.C., Gwyrfai R.D.C., Lleyn R.D.C.). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Council have started Scavenging the Northern Division with the help of motor wagoiid. They have procured one jjroperly covered Dennis Lorry (2 ton). It is proposed doing the work (including cleaning of closet pails) once weekly throughout the Northern District. There is still considerable lack of uniformity in the work, as between the 2 Divisions and levelling-up would seem to be required ; for example, one village may be scavenged once or twice a week (that is, 4 or 8 times a month), another only twice a month, (in some places only once a month or once in 2 months, and in one Division the Public Scavinger does not handle the closet- pail directly). The aim should be to get all villages alike as far as possible under a weekly or bi-weekly removal of pail-closets and house refuse, and so abolish all existing middens, thus 2 or 3 Tipping grounds would be sufficient for the whole District), but this should not be made an excuse for delaying sewerage schemes, and the conversion of dry closets into water closets. The Council do not remove Trade Refuse, but Tradesmen have the free use of the Council’s Dumping grounds. They would acknowledge to some extent the Council Contractors for cart- ing the same. Private Cesspools are not emptied by the Public Scavenger. G. —^POLLUTION OF STREAMS.—-Owing to the absence of treatment of the sewage, there is naturally pollution of the rivers and streams, for example, the rivers Llyfnwy, Gwyrfai, Caledffrwd, Rhythallt, Seiont, &c. That is, at Pontrhythallt, Talysarn, Llanllyfni, Bontnewydd, Bethel, Clwtybont, etc. An improvement was carried out at Bethel. Owing to the continued defective disposal at Beddgelert, the Sewage System discharges into the Glaslyn river, but the re.storation of the Disposal Plant will obviate this. It is intended taking up the question of stream pollution in the various districts immediately. House-dwellers should not throw injurious matters into streams, and druiking water for animals should be safe-guarded. H. —POLLUTION OF THE AIR.—The District is fairly free from Industries conducive to Smoke Nuisance. I. —FOOD INSPECTION.—(a) Milk.'—In a previous year the Sanitary Inspectors made a complete report on all cowsheds in the District for the County Council, who were consdering the question of having all dairy cows examined. The Milk and Dairies Act and Order, 1926, is being gradually enforced and Registration with improvements, is being insisted on. Some farmers only sell milk from April until October. The cowsheds and dairies are regularly visited. Flooring, Drainage, Lighting and Ventilation have been already improved in several instances. In the case of Defects, owner and occupier are notified and pressed to co-operate in giving immediate attention. The Council have author-* ised and instructed the Sanitary Inspectors also to take samples of milk occasionally to supple- ment the work of the County Inspector of Food and Drugs, as proper richness and expecially cleanliness of milk is so important to infants. Invalids and everybody. Inexpensive analysis (but Non-Statutory and not recognised as a basis for prosecutions), is made at Bangor College. 9 farmers produced Designated Milk. 4 of these produced T.T. Milk and 5 were Accredited Producers. The Sanitary Inspectors would like to assist producers to raise the standard of milk so that applications for Licences to sell Graded Milk would come from a greater number of them in the near future. Monthly Samples of milk used to be taken by the Sanitary Inspectors of Certified and Grade A (T.T.) Milk, and Bimonthly samples of Grade A milk, on behalf of the County Council, but the County Council have now made their own arrangements. But as above stated, the Sanitary Inspectors will continue to take samples of all commercial milk for the information of this Council —2 or 3 times annually. There is already an awakening among those vendors anxious to sell milk for the use of schooU childi’en under the “ Milk for Schools Scheme ” and some excellent improvements have been obtained. Besides structural improvements in the cowsheds and dairies, the vendors have procured costly sterilizing apparatus (for sterilising cans and bottles). It is hoped that tl^e