[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Paignton U.D.C.

  • Paignton (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1946
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    advantages of diphtheria immunisation, and large numbers (see Section “ F ”) of young children have been protected at the Welfare Centre by Dr. Morris. The Welfare Centre has continued to enjoy the support and enthusiasm of the voluntary helpers, to whose Honorary Secretary (Mrs. K. Fletcher) I am indebted for the following Report:— PAIGNTON INFANT WELFARE CENTRE SECRETARY’S REPORT for the Year ending 31st December, 1946 During the year under review the Centre was opened for 95 Sessions. The attendances for the year were as follows :— Mothers ... 3,741 Babies Mothers on Register ... Babies on Register Toddlers on Register ... New Mothers Babies New Toddlers ... ... 2,961 Toddlers ... 1,059 ... ... ... 494 . 390 154 97Q • • • ••• ••• m / 19 . 241 48 Section C SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA 1—[i] Water .—No new sources of supply are in operation. (a) Investigations have shown that the causes of unsatis¬ factory samples have been animal—not human—contam¬ ination, influenced by certain climatic conditions. No human source of contamination has been found affecting the private spring water supplying a small number of houses at Beech- down. Recommendations have been made regarding the latter. (b) Figures kindly furnished by the Water Engineer show that the quantity is adequate. (ii) The supply is piped after storage and filtration, with terminal chlorination at points where the main pipe-lines leave the Reservoirs.