[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Ross-on-Wye U.D.C.

  • Ross-on-Wye (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Ross-on-Wye U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Offensive Aocw-inlations Removed ••• ••• ••• ••• Rats ejid I'.iice Lifestations ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Houses Cleansed ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• • • • 5 ... 9 ... t In spite of a consideralDle ii'icroase in iiis duties in connection 'vvith Civil Ixjfoncoj R. Sliav/ .tatcliforo. nas cvontinuou to exercise rn efficient control of the sanitary circumstances of the area tliroughout the year. Conaion Lo-lging Houses: ■* ‘ The m-unher of these in the toam remained at tliree and all premises ‘v/ere regularly inspected tiiroughout the year. Factories and V/crkslions: time to time* Tlic Register of Factories \roJ2. revised from Camping Sites: At m m i n .»■■■— m Nuinbcr of Camping Sites in the area used for Cf^mping purposes during the year ... ... • •« ... ... Numher of Camping Sites in respect of which Licences have heen issued hy the Local Lutliority under SQction 269 of Public Health- net 193^ ... ... • •. i Estimated maximum campers resident in the area a-t one time during suonor season 1942 ... ... ••• ••• Bed Bugs: One house civnod by the Council# and wo^ others v^ero found to be infested vdth bed bu.gs, and both were treatea with Thormatoso which appeorod to give satisfactory results* School Cl-Qsures; There v/erc no school closures on accoun'c oi health reasons tliroughout the ^^car. SECTiai D* - HQUSIiTC: Inspection of Dy/elling Ileuses during the Year: I* (a) Total number of IX/ellings inspcotoa for housing defects under Ihiblio Hcadth cl Housing Acts 2. (b) Nuiber of inspootions mado for tl\c purpose Number of Dv/elling Kotisgs fouid not to bG> in all respects# reasonably fit for human habitation •.. . *. • *. 6i • • * 94 * • • ... ... .*. 6i Action under Statutory Ponnrs during the Year Proceedings undex’ Public Iioadth Acts: _ Nunber of levelling Houses in respect of v/hioh notices vrero sexved requiring defects to bo remedied ... ... .«. .«. •.. 61 Nuiibcr of I>.7clling Houses in v/hich defects wore rei:iedied after sorvice of forr^ial notices* (a) By Ovmers ••• ... ••• (b) By Local Authority in Default of CKnier • •. • ** 60 ..* NIL Numbors 13 and 14 ID.ton Street: These tv/o houses Viod been tho subject of Demolition Orders, but, owing to the outbroelc of wan demolition v/os not ■orocGodod with. The Defence Regulations gavo authority for this ^ -typo of house to bo ro-occupiod provided that neccssaiy v;orhs v/oro oarriea out. Licences to occupy were to bo of sme months va.lidity cmd wore to oo renewed at the expiration every six months. During ihe year these tvo houses have been re-occupied on the fore-going terms# a-fter cor'cam minimum works had been cai'riod out*