[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Neath Borough.

  • Neath (Wales). Borough Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Neath Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The existence in the borough of slum property has bee** frequently comments upo**. The eraotion of houses, the economic eat of which aiMobtb# met by ma.% of V oae now living in unhealthy condition® calk for great thought. I present statistic* givln the a»j®ber of chileren bom in apartment*, which cho^g that a disastrous eoc- ial con ition exists and is alms t being perpetuated, Such hucd» iiug together of families,, whether related or a0t, seems contrary to human tradition, a*] greater provision ought to be made to meet the case of persons making a start in life, whereby they c*n get a home of their own. Another very serious issue is constantly being bora© i* upo* the health staff by the insistent demands of those suffering from tuberculosis for decent accomodation. Stat- istic* ox cti conditions iu which some of the*w people hen? on would createa very painful impression on the public mind, in addlt- ion to the raising of serious questioning g8 to the justification t» •- ■ of expenditure in treating tuberculous patients in B&n&toria with such pros sets on their dis charge, -arther, a g -o ly number of old people, old-age pen?!oners for example, receive u0 consideration * £ * way 1 $ F OV v >* ’ jff ' l % ?* ’n IT** L* • ^ 1 •• in any housing scheme. The entire absence of semblance of elast- V ■ > i. ■> icity in housing provision has for many veers been a disconcerting feature iu co^ eciio* with many municipal scheme*. At one t irae one heard of rationing houses to the family strength in numbers, but trie nucleus ol a s ounu icea in this respect seems t:> have i; app* eared. *he provision of ‘subsidy?1 schemes has b^ea a grer't boou to many, in obtaining; place for decent existence, vhilst the exercise of the practice of economy in paying off the loans must prove of o inr. cm -t * * ^ *. ♦ * * * * * ^ mate rill benefit to the nation at large from t social standpoint. ith tne hi h price of materials it is difficult to foresee any def- inite clearing o? f of the huge housing shortage, but every effort is being made by the Iowa Council to find ways and means to help on any housin provision.
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