[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Tamworth R.D.C.

  • Tamworth (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Tamworth R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    V. A summary of visits made by the Sanitray Inspector is given in Table II. D. HOUSING. From a public health point of view housing of the people remains the outstanding problem in the district and the shortage of decent and ade(]uate accommodation is responsible for much physical and mental infinnity. But only 34 houses were erected by the Council last year, a number which can hardly be regarded as satisfactory progress towards amelioration of this distressing situation. However, there are prospects of some improvement in the 1951 house-building figures, an improvement which must be maintained if houses are to be provided within a reasonable time for hundreds of deserving applicants. During the year, 30 cases were reported to the Council for s})ecial consideration in rehousing on account of serious over¬ crowing or grounds of ill-health and ii such cases were rehoused. On maintenance of buildings the Sanitary Inspector states that continued progress has been made as regards minor repairs but large scale repairs are still minimised by the labour shortage and high cost coupled with low rents. Many houses are in such a state that ver^' temporary patching is all that is possible but the continued housing shortage forbids action being taken to demolish these old worn-out properties with the result that the tenants have to continue to live in sub-standard houses with little hope in the near future of obtaining better houses. In a case of a house subject to flooding a Demolition Order was made and the tenant rehoused.” £. mSPEOTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. I Food Inspection. The following items ol lood were examined by the Sanitary Inspector and found to be unfit for human consumption ;- b tins of meat (various) 5 lbs. 7 fins Tomatoes ... 15I lbs. Buttci 57-lbs. Cod’s Roe ... 64-lbs. Cheese lo-lbs. I5i|-lbs.