[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Denbighshire County Council.
- Denbighshire (Wales). County Council. no2004062613.
- Date:
- 1960
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Denbighshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![but waste paper and empty tins are only a minor danger to health ^ —they merely insult our aesthetic susceptibilities. However, the fouling of lay-byes, hedgerows, water courses, etc., with human : excreta is a far greater menace to health. Often, to motorists on : long journeys, the lack of sanitary conveniences on the route is I an embarrassment, as no Highway Authority, as far as I am ' aware, has erected a sanitary convenience on a lay-by. There are many unsurpassed scenes of natural beauty in this County of ours which should be shared but, during the summer season, to stop on a busy roadside would endanger life and limb. Is it not time that we made sure that everyone who so wishes should be able to enjoy our magnificant heritage with safety and decency? During the year under review it was resolved that the County Medical Officer of Health should be Medical Adviser to the Children’s Committee. This act formally confirmed a situation ( which to all intents and purposes existed previously. Another ( additional duty which has come my way is to advise the ! Comptroller of Licences whenever medical problems arise with ! regard to the issuing of a Driving Licence. I am also pleased to record that I have been appointed by the Lord Chancellor a ■| member of the Panel of the Review Tribunal under the Mental k Health Act, 1959. I In addition to arranging for the Medical Examination of i| newly appointed staff I also advise the appropriate Committee i( on the medical welfare of the County staff. It is particularly !] gratifying that, following my recommendation, the County Road- I men have been issued with protective clothing. The need for |i appropriate office accommodation for the County staff is well ; known but some improvements could be made, even now, to II ameliorate the conditions in the indifferent accommodation still '( being used. New legislation has placed more responsibilities on the 1 Health Department and more Public Health Inspectors will have ) to be appointed to undertake these additional duties. The i: continued expansion of the Health Department has necessitated 'I additions to the Central Office which I hope will be completed I before long. Throughout the year under review, I have received the full co-operation of my colleagues in other Departments of the County- Council and, as always, I have had the wholehearted support and loyalty of my staff. I would place on record my deep appreciation to all of them, particularly to those who have stood staunchly by me throughout the arduous past ten years. 7 L](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2884094x_0009.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
