[Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Holywell U.D.C.

  • Holywell (Wales). Urban District Council.
Date:
1963
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Credit: [Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Holywell U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    19/32 (page 9)
    SovreraA'c and Sowa.^o Disposal. Tho aajority of the Urban i\rca is adequately soared^ apart fron soiae out-lying areas. Many of the houses in tii '.’so areas arc included in^ tho Council's Slur-1 Clearance Proposals and would not justify the ex]:;enditure involved in tlie laying of sowers in those areas. The nunber of houses on pail closets has reduced considora.bly over the past few years, due oo worlcs of house iinprcvorjcnt and the Council’s present policy of conver'bing to ’trater closets where sewers and water supplies are available. The pall closets t a re min arc collected and eiTiptied weekly using Ci gully enptier, Tlic Council’s decision to engage a Consulting Engiriocr to design a. Sewa.gc Disposal ‘‘Orks,means that the present systeni of discharging crude sewage into tidal craters, ulll cease in a few years ti;.ic. TI\SLS VII. Particulars of Notices and Inspcc'bions duringpfche ;/ca_rc Visits made in co*mcction v/ith Public Hca.lth natters are as follovrs •— Nature Visits re cor.iplaints of sanitary defects. Inspections of dvrelling iiouses. Shops and foodstorcs, Slau^ terhouses, Refuse Collection and Disposal. Infectious diseases and disinfection. Factories Act. Intcrvioivp TO-th oiivners or agents. Bakohousos. Shops re unsound food. Licensed prci:lses. Shops Act, Clean i\ir Act. T:\ELE VIII. Fornal Mature of Koticos Result Nuisance s Abate d Infori.ial 38 Ikinber 120 266 18 320 7A 1 15 45 6 18 2 6 8 SECTION D. HOUSINCt. Tlie Slu:a Clearance Prograrmo proceeded and a total of 8 faiiilies wore rc-heused in tho period under review. Five individually unfit houses were closed, and 54 Itousos were donolisLicd. Inspections have boon camonced in areas scheduled for clearance. Ti£LS H. Dv/ollins houses inspected for defects under the Public Health Acts - 106. Inspections nede for the purpose of tho above — 29e. T/ILE X. ElISDY OF DEFECTS TlliOUT IIE cALRVICE OF FORMil NOTICE.. Number of dwelling houses in \/hich repairs v/ere carried out in consocjucnce of informal - 53» SECTION E. II'ISPECTION iV!D SUPSPVISION OF FOOD... Tnc general standard of food hygiene is salisf actory but^doos not give cause for complacency. There are several food premises in die^area vrhich, a]-tln:ugh conplyinf- with the regulations, do not have that ’finish