[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Manchester City.

  • Manchester (England). City Council. n 88637066.
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Manchester City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Provision has been made for short-term care of mental defectives who co not be admitted on a temporary basis to a mental deficiency hospital, in Orch Dene Short-stay Home, Rainhill, near Liverpool. The approval of the Mini of Health has been sought to a proposal enabling the Council to investigate possibility of providing short-term accommodation and, if thought fit, establish and maintain short-stay homes for the temporary care of me defectives. It is proposed to extend the Service in Manchester by the provision day centre and club to assist the rehabilitation of patients discharged fi mental hospitals. This has been approved in principle by the Health C mittee and the approval of the Minister of Health has been sought. Distribution of national welfare foods The responsibility for the distribution of national welfare foods was taken by the Health Committee and City Council following the receipt circular from the Ministry of Health intimating that, with the agreement of) associations of local authorities, it had been decided that when the local off of the Ministry of Food closed at or about the end of June, the distribution of welfare foods should be undertaken by local health authoil as part of their duties under the National Health Service. The foods concef are national dried milk, orange juice, cod liver oil and Vitamin A and D tal Health centres Sites for three health centres have been chosen at Hall Lane, Bag the proposed Civic Centre, Woodhouse Park; and Sledmoor Road, Nor Moor. The centres will provide facilities for school health, dental and mattpr and child welfare services. It is anticipated that a commencement will be made on the erection (Sh buildings during 1955-56. Water supply The need for the protection of the Longdendale gathering grounds| contamination caused the Corporation to object to part of the desig Pennine Way and medical and other evidence in support of the objectiol given at the public inquiry held by the Ministry of Housing and d Government in July, 1954. The Minister accepted proposals made Corporation for an alternative route. The Waterworks Committee pr to undertake necessary works for the filtration of the water frorj Longdendale source of supply. Food supply The Food and Drugs Amendment Act, 1954, was enacted during th<j and the operative date is awaited together with contemplated new Regul to provide together with the Act, for the more effective control of the concj in which food is manufactured, prepared and sold ; the prevention addition of injurious ingredients to food ; the substitution of perrl legislation for the existing temporary emergency control of the labelliij advertisement of food. rat on « th ien
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