[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Blaenavon U.D.C.
- Blaenavon (Wales). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1942
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Blaenavon U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![SCAVENGING. T_e scavenging and cleansing of the district is carried out by direct labour, and every effort was made throughout the J®a£2° HU EH area. three day a week collections of nouse refuse in all ^ _ + , ,n w i The method employed for refuse disposal is uncontrolleu ms method is unsatisfactory and.not hygienic,^and many complaints . received from householders living in the vicinity of one o , h tips. HOUSING. Serious difficulties were encountered during theyear.regardin^the carrying out of repairs to dwelling-houses, caused principo. j & the serious shortage of labour and material. , . f t lY In some cases property owners have been successful in having fc. lrly substantial repairs carried out, but in most cases ^J® done was to carry out such urgent and essential repairs a to make the houses wind.and water proof. . , _ . nf Although a large number of houses in the iistriet are in no° ti extensive repairs, there appears to be little hope of rfi thing sust _ , being done until the return to normal times, when, it is hoped thet materiel and labour will be much more plentiful than at present.,. T\ BILLETING OJF EVACUEES. whilst a large number of the evacuees who came into have returned home, there were still at the end oi the the area in 1940 year about three Of this number by hundred children and adults billeted in the district. fer;.pa?tgSotemiSNr\LaLsso]s?rteS; health of these children has been ^The^ arrangements made for medical and hospital treatment were commented upon my my last Annual Report, and have proved to be highly SatTheaimeSency Hostel at Aligood Avenue, provided for children who, forTvsrSus6?easoSs cotAd not Se billeted with s most useful purpose. This Hostel, which.h^s accomm do. ‘ , children, is well staffed and properly equipped, and the children h have from time to time -been oent there, have c.ll and well cared for. The Matron in charge of the her duties in a capable and- efficient manner and hl8rreatPcredit is also due to the many householders in the district who have taken these children into their homes, and tended and cared them as though they were their own. , nrfice-r ( Tr Jordan) Kention should also be made of your Billeting Officer Ur. J r £ > fnr the excellent manner in which lie has carried out his dutie . « most S us Se aware, the task of the Billeting Officer has not Jean ppqv* Tiuch tact has had to be used and many difficulties overcome, bSILesnite Nesfdifficulties end the many ^lY^ied problems which have had to be met, he has done his job efficiently, and with the minimum of trouble to all concerned. been happy, contented Hostel has carried out is deserving of the for Area • cT.:: TISTIC S_ 0 E THE DISTRICT, 4,6i2 acres. Rateable_ Value £33,242,](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28827879_0004.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
