[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Cosford (Union) R.D.C.
- Cosford (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1959
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Cosford (Union) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![&EEERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA (a) LABORATORY FACILITIES. The Public Health Laboratory Service, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, under the directorship of Dr. R, M. Ery, provides an excellent bacteriological service and most readily discusses and advises on any epidemiological or similar problem. Dr, S. Greenburgh, Public Analyst, Tenison Road, Cambridge gives a similar efficient, helpful service ?/hen chemical analyses are required, (b) A]\CBULANCE FACILITIES, These services since July 1953 have been provided directly by the County Council under the direction of the County Medical Officer of Health, (c) NDRSING IN THE HOME. The West Suffolk County Council District Nurse- Midwives carry out these duties, (d) CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES. The West Suffolk County Council hold Infant Yf elf are Clinics at the following centres in Cosford:- Bildeston - Chapel School Room 1 st Wednesday in each month, Boxford - Village Hall 2nd ” Lavenham - Guildhall 2nd Tuesday ” '* SECTION C SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA 1, (i) WATER. The Council*s comprehensive scheme to supply the greater majority of the houses within the district was completed prior to 1959* During the year, therefore, only two minor extensions in small diameter pipes v/ere carried out to supply some ten houses. At the beginning of the year, only one small works, that supplying the Elmsett housing site and a few neighbouring houses, v^ras in operation in addition to the main works at Semer, In May this small works was taken out of service and from thqs time production occurred only at the main headworks. The Council's mains are linked with those of the Thingoe and Gipping Rural Districts, This district was originally supplied with \¥ater from the Thingoe mains, but with the establishment of the Semer works, the quantity was reduced and in 1958 only a comparatively small amount was purchased in bulk. For the first 5 months of 1959 no water was drawn from the Thingoe mains, but during June the increased demand both in this district and in the Gipping Rural District made it necessary to draw from the Thingoe sources once again, and this arrangement continued for the remainder of the year. The following table shoves the amount of water produced at the Semer works and the quantities purchased from the Thingoe Rural District Council and sold to the Gipping Rural District Council and the Air Ministry at V/attisham Airfield:- - 1 Month Water Abstracted from Semer Bores and pumped into Nedging Water Tower Water Supplied by Thingoe R,D,C, to Cosford R.D.C, Yfater Supplied by Cosford R,D,C, to Gipping R.D.C. Yfeter Supplied by Cosford R,D,C, to Air Ministry January 1A, 213,000 — 6,51 3,000 2,095,000 February 13,325,000 - 4,876,000 1., 742,000 March 14,444,000 - 5,027,000 1,807,000 April 14,429,000 - 6,471,000 2,163,000 May 16,715,000 - 6,538,000 1,964,000 June 17,794,000 2,154,000 7,647,000 1,939,000 July 16,912,000 1,333,000 6,051,000 1,901,000 August 15,145,000 1,093,000 6,001,000 1,932,000 September 14,646,000 1,151,000 6,301,000 2.122,000 C/forward: 137,6-23,000 5,731,000 -1. 55,4^,000 17,665,000](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29124062_0009.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
