[Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Bilston Borough.

  • Bilston (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1939
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Credit: [Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Bilston Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE 5ER.VTn.7ra ; 7 Owing to the rooms formerly used by these Services hoino- ,fJ''en over as a First Aid Post the above Services became S c.isorganised in September. Temporary Clinics were held from September to the end of the year1 in one of thl ChSch day Schools. SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA: details of the sanitary circumstances of the area have been given in previous reports. WATER: o -p Duf‘jnS_the year 29 bacteriological samples have been taken 2 from the Rising Main at the Bratch, 16 frim the covered ’ Reservoirs at Coton Road, 11 from other sources. C0Vered 100 mm?1°hSr °f these samRles contained more than 2 coli per HOUSING; mv. „Th® '’0U1dding of houses terminates at the end of the year enterprise aiA fePL^V”1^93? was 326 (40 Private’ a d 286 by the CorPoration) The number of houses wsl wWfl OP void and waiting demolition at the end. of 1939 was 2^ (demolished 99 void but not demolished 124) • + afplxCa’tions Tor houses is continuous. There is a ?mnoQten?n0+taq:e-of dwellings at low rentals but it is of houses requirfd!® rellable figuI,es as to the actual number OVERCROWDING: noticeaSeSTh5rr!Yr°’dinS aPe 00ntinually being brought to our . + * here are many esses of overcrowding in the District if 5ontMue<i removal and alterations in fffes extent of over r t;.giTOv?v?a an aPProximate estimate ofthe extent °f overcrowding which exists at present. November °q®£crow^uS survey was carried, out from March to overcrAdldf;ndifonsfas 94! °f famiUeS liVlng undeI> for the abatement^of !vLC°rp?rati0n declded to supply 329 houses abatement of overcrowding. The erection of 100 for this 1938 The rYTen?ed “AY® St- Chad's Estate towards the end of the end of 1939°ri ^ 01 these were completed and occupied before SLUM CLEARANCE• Ths t°tal number of houses included in the 5 years Slum SYerYf Pr°g™ W3U ' 1939 was 1753 and the aoufximaf ho- As Which h=fht0 f displaced was 7096. The n{mber of def ntion“If AfPn demoUshed. or which were void and waiting these dwell ’ nA ZZ a?noYe ni?Aer 0:2 Persons re-housed, from p-?ese dwel]L.ngo was 3020. The number of houses in the Slum occu.piedebyfo76re Whi°h haVe 0t been dealt with is 1080>' INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD: Inspectors?1*1' °f f°0d insPection is carried out by the Sanitary totalTn?mwbe£ °f Visits m®de to Slaughter houses was 1114, the the ammmt of°I carcasses, including organs, examined was 15870, ift™ cfts^VTlfs?°d 3estPoyed after inspection was