[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Droylsden U.D.C.

  • Droylsden (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Droylsden U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    provision of isolation hos])ita‘ls, or other services directed to the jirevention nr cure nf disease in individuals). (c) Any further action of imjyortance in the organisation or develoy)mont of public health services contem- plated by the Local Authority or considered desirable by the INfedical Officer of Health. Tlie Survey Report for lf)25 is therefore required io contain as a minimum, information in regard to the matters specified in the Appendix to the Circular, set out as far ‘s possible in the order given there. The subjects to be dealt with in the Report fall under the following main heads: — Natural and Social Conditions of the Area. General Provision of Health Services in the Area. Sanitary circumstances of the Area. Housing. Inspection and Supervision of Food. Prevalence of, and Control over. Infectious Diseases. Maternity and Child Welfare. Several of these services are administered by the Lancashire County Council, hence no special reference to them is made in this report. Physical Features and General Character of the District. Tlie Droylsden Urban District lies between the City of Manchester and the Borough of Ashton under-Lyne, whi-h are situate<l west and east of it resiiectively. On the north it is hounded by the Failsworth Urban and the Limehurst Rural Districts, and on the south by the Audenshaw Urban District. It forms practically part of the City of Manchester.