[Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Stourbridge Borough.

  • Stourbridge (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1936
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Credit: [Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Stourbridge Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    19/48 (page 17)
    Swimming Baths and Pools. Preliminary surveys were commenced in 1936, in connection with the alteration and modernization of the public Swimming Baths, a scheme for which is at present in course of preparation. There are no privately owned swimming baths or pools open to the public within the Borough. Eradication of Bed Bugs. One Council House and 49 other houses were found to be infested with bugs. During the year 38 houses were treated, the treatment consisting of fumigation with sulphur and saltpetre and proprietary fumigants, followed by spraying with various insecticides. Hydrogen cyanide is not used. The furniture of Occupants who were removing to Council Houses was in some instances sprayed and in other cases burned. The work being done by the Local Authority. Schools. The infants departments of two schools were closed during the year, in one instance on account of the incidence of Measles and Whooping Cough, and in the other instance on account of Mumps. No school was closed on account of notifiable disease. It was also necessary for me to issue nine certificates to cover decreased attendances at schools owing to the prevalence of infectious diseases. Notices are sent to schools giving particulars of scholars from houses where cases of notifiable infectious diseases have occurred, and requests made for the scholars to be excluded from school for a specified period. The water supply generally at the schools is ample, all the schools being supplied direct from the water mains. Other Sanitary Conditions requiring Notice. Burial Grounds. There are six Burial Grounds in use in the district : Stourbridge Cemetery ; Lye Cemetery ; the Roman Catholic Cemetery ; and the Churchyards of Old Swinford, Wollaston, and Pedmore. There are also “closed” graveyards at the Congregational Church, Presbyterian Church and Friends Meeting House. Sunday funerals at the Stourbridge Cemetery are not allowed, except in cases receiving sanction of the Town Council, through me. HOUSING. 300 New houses were erected during the year, 218 of them by the Local Authority under the Housing Act, to re-house persons displaced by Slum Clearance. Good progress has been made during the year in Slum Clearance. 27 Demolition Orders and 10 Closing Orders were made. During the year representations were made in respect of eight areas consisting of 132 houses (of which 8 were dwelling houses and shops), 1 builder's yard, 2 lock-up shops, 1 workshop and 1 warehouse. 22 of the houses were included in a Compulsory Purchase Order.