[Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Clacton U.D.C.

  • Clacton-on-Sea (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1914
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Credit: [Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Clacton U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Housing.—Tlie usual oarefu] iuspection of houses oeoupiietl by tlie workmg classes has l>e<?u niado hy the Inspectoi- a.n.cl myself, and we i-eixu-tie<l on 188 houses, and hhe Clerk has forwarded the intiiuabion for sucli i-epairs as wei’e needed. We found no hou.ses unfit for human niil>iita'tion, honoc \v© aske^d for no Closing Oiixlors, amd nono niaid’c. \\ ibhout nvakiing any Closing Orders, defects have been j-emedied in 83 houses. We found every house supi)lied with water from the Town’s .supijUy, and .some had a tap direct off tlie main for cooking lanrd di’inking purposes, and aill wea’e drained to the Town’s sewer; the condiltlilons as to light aie good in them all, and also the through ventiilation; tlie back- yards ai^ not all paved, but we were able to ari'ange with some' ownea’s to have them done. The house refuse is coimected in portable ga'lvanizod iron bins, wdiieh aiie (taken away and emptied by the Council’s men. Evea-y house has a water-closet, and 17 of them have two. At 32 of the houses the mica-flap air inleiti was found defective, at 13 ashbins needed atteiiding to, at 8 the walls were damp, and at 50 slight iiepaiins wea’e required; 83 of this number (183) have been already attended to. 1 found no cteficieney of houses for the working classes in Clacton, the rents are in many cases higher than the men ca.n pay from ’thedi’ eaa-nings, but in the season this is made up hy letting. During the year 12 houses have l)een• huiilt, 5 being for the working classes. ORKSHOPS, A\ ORKPL.vcES, Etc.—These are constantly ins^Jeoted l)y the Inspector, and all ajce in a satisfactory condition. The I’eturii required by the Home Office will be found at the end of thik leport, a copy of which has Iwen sent to H.M. Secretary of State for the Home Department. Meteorologic.\l Observations are taken daily by the rnsJi>ector, who holds a special appointmenit for the purpose. He sends reportfe to the London Office twice evei-y day. The exi>enses are paid by local subscriji- tions by means of the Traders’ As.sociatio'n. I append the statement for the year:— Highest corrected Daromefrical reading, 30.590 inches, on 26tli April, at 7 a.m. Lowest oon-ected Barometrical reading, 28.660 inches, on Febi-uary 22ud, Mean corrected Barometrical reading for month, iMean maximum Temperature, in screen 56 Mean Minimum Tempea-ature „ 45 Mean Tempea-atuie „ 51 M^n Range. „ 12 Highest Temperature Recorded „ 78 Lowest Temperature Recorded ,, 25 Dry Bulb Mean, 1 p.m. „ 54.2 Wet Bulb Mean, 1 p.m. ,. 53 Mean Eai-th Temperatuiie at 1 foot ... 51.3 Mean Earth Temperature at 4 feet ... 52.3 Mean Solar Maximum, in the open ... 103 Highest Recorded ,, ... 137 Mean Grass Minimum „ ... 42 Lowest Recorded „ ... M 29.946' inches. Augiusib 25Ui. January 25tli. on July 16th. on Januaa y 24'th.