[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Chorley R.D.C.

  • Chorley (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Chorley R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    19/28
    No large soal i oon i sohome was possible in 19l|.6 rend tho number of pail still remains voiy high, tho numbers being approximately 2,3 1] ■ , ■ ises ser id with closets attached to privy middens. The conversions oarried out during the year woro:- Pnil olosebs to v;ater olosots 25 Trivy olosots to water olocets 15 Privy closets to pail closets. 1|. The return of coach trawl sir.oe the of people using count' tho Sanitary nocommodu of conveniences was ir> typo was unsuitable, necessary 1 tcratious to the lioonsod , c»u. are not easy to obtain inns, in.d t i? work v. suitable accommodation prtr 1 O 100 and the re intro duo ti on of motor end of hostilities has resulted in very large numbers and Hotels, A. survey was made during tho year of v 1 Toons ad remises when it was found that tho number adequate in 25 out of tho 66 oases, and in 27 oases tho o '■ us tho owners would I think, oarry out tho with suuh improovmonts are usually alterations P the total oost Lioonoosto carry out tho work . However, ;raat improvoments wero oarriod out at two ■b ho persisted in until every plaoo has an adequacy of odation at cafes was made at tho some timo, those places arc mostly small anh 70 not got soparate ac coma odation for the soxos and have boon classed idequato fer this reason, Tho standard of accommodation at oaf os r st i ■ r ' -I when eppor-amity presents itself. Redout Control. T'v •. h v ' n.t c nir 1 under the scheme operated by tho Ministry of iously throughout tho year. No major infestations woro \z., possibly beoause the District was kept under constant roinspoction, an expensive plan but the only one which enables a fair assessment of tho situation to be made. thi* 1 sohomo for free treatment of private houses was operated 1 not giv lai r of notifications as was part of tho year, oxpeoted. Coun il prcnertics - sow ace ularly or.d infos disp sal works and rofuso tipa wore again kept down to a few rats at any timo. Co«operation with the Post Officer of tho Lancashire .Tar Agricultural 7x 0 oi Tor-nit ioc v. as main Valued. -amn ncos wero issued during the year. Van dwellers mostly of y • 1. p .rs; z.iv ugh the District after short stays, and have i--ar:ci me suporrielm V t no difficulties were experienced. Th - still r ..-.'La In tho District a °cw Caravans which have been cupled for long periods, the sites of which arc in several, cases rated. ibfrfcr»*v*T-fc or. T’v ' nrv • Tv; no 11 a is ter tho School Medical Services and issue sc; orate rcr :rts. Tv: r. r of orv l: os not changed during the year. Each has a piped w*.t*r :n- ly vkich i z -or.orolly satisfactory, but unfortunately the Sanitary 1 -.0. • r. : 7 • -1 ioooribod, only in 13 oases ore water closets provided. ir