[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Isle of Wight) Borough.
- Newport (Isle of Wight, England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1960
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Isle of Wight) Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![] 7 cover areas of new development in Wootton, notably, Church Road, Gravel Pit Road, part of Station Road, and part of North Fairlee Road. A new pumping station is being erected in the Wootton Bridge area to pump the sewage to Fairlee Disposal Works for treatment. Westminster Lane Sewer A 12in. diameter sewer was laid through Westminster Lane from its junction with Wilver Road to the Mill. The main object of this sewer was to relieve the present overloaded sewer in Caesars Road and to provide a better outfall for the proposed development of Priory Farm Estate. CESSPOOL EMPTYING SERVICE The number of cesspools emptied was 107 which is an increase of 5 in the number emptied during the previous year. The cost of emptying was £404 7s. 9d. of which £211 Os. Od. was recovered by the Council. HOUSING Under the Council’s Slum Clearance Programme, 3 houses were closed. The following area was declared to be a Clearance Area:— Area No. of houses Lower Lukely Place ... ... ... ... 6 CARAVAN SITES The Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act, 1960, introduced a new licensing system to be operated by local authorities, to regulate the establishment and operation of caravan sites. Local authorities in the Isle of Wight have co-operated in the past to produce uniform standards of public health requirements for caravan sites and it was necessary to review these in the light of the Model Standards specified by the Minister. Meetings were held between local authority members, officers and representatives of the caravan site operators and the proposals will be submitted to the Council for approval.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29907482_0019.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
