[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Liskeard Borough.
- Liskeard (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1950
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Liskeard Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Factories Act 1937. Because of shortage of staff and pressure of more important work no inspections were carried out during 1950. The number and extent of premises coming within the pro¬ visions of this Act is not great in Liskeard. Housing. The completion of 32 traditional houses and 8 Cornish unit houses during 1950 represents quite good progress in the drive to rehouse those whose living conditions are unsatisfactory. Liskeard is a town in which the number of old substandard dwell¬ ings is above the average, and for this reason there will be a need for a fairly intensive housing programme for many years to come. During the year I have stressed the necessity for considering dem¬ olition or closing orders on many of the old substandard dwellings from which families are being rehoused. I feel that if this policy is not followed such dwellings may gain a reputation as houses from which the Council is inclined to give priority in rehousing, and moreover it is known that such substandard dwellings are apt to attract the wrong type of family as tenants. Report of the Sanitary inspector. The report of the Sanitary Inspector Mr. E. ]. Hoar, a.r.s.i., which follows sets out in greater detail many of the matters referred to in the latter sections of my report. The appointment of Mr. Burch as an additional Sanitary Inspector has been a great help to Mr. Hoar in carrying out the multitude of duties which devolve upon the Sanitary Inspector of the present day. I should like to take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Hoar and Mr. Burch for the assistance and co-operation they have at all times given me. APPENDIX 1. Incidence of and Mortality from Tuberculosis in Health Area No. 7--I959 Age Group New Cases Deaths Male Female Male Female 0 — 1 — — — — 1 — 5 2 — — — 5 — 15 5 2 — —. 15 — 45 13 18 7 4 45 —65 6 2 4 2 65 and over 3 2 3 1 Totals 29 24 14 7 Case rate per 1000 Male Female of population 0.55 0.46 Mortality rate per 1000 of population 0.27 0.13](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29734319_0017.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
