[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Witham U.D.C.
- Witham (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Witham U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Public Health Department} Council Offices, Wit ham. August, 1956. To the Chairman and Members of the Urban District Council of Witham. Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, I beg to submit, in conjunction with the report of the Medical Officer of Health, my report upon the sanitary circumstances of the Urban District, I The year 1955 was comparatively uneventful, no major alteration taking place in any of the public services. Emphasis on good housing conditions and I food hygiene was renewed following new legislation and preliminary surveys were made j to re-assess local requirements in these respects. In housing, the amount of slum clearance required was found to be small, as was expected, though there is much scope! in the area for reconditioning and improvement of older property. In food administration, meat inspection proved again to be the most difficult problem. In spite of all efforts, full inspection could not be achieved with the available staff,] Routine inspection and control of special premises was, however, maintained. There was no important change in the sewage disposal and public cleansing services during the year. The long delayed extension of the Witham Sewage) Works was commenced and good progress made towards its expected completion in 1956, > while the new Rivenhall sewer and disposal scheme satisfactorily completed its first full year of operation. Salvage recovery continued to be worthwhile and profitable and the Council gave preliminary consideration, to a scheme of refuse/sevage compostJ| in view of the impending need to find additional refuse tipping space, adequate labour for the disposal services again proved difficult to obtain Suitable and® A prospect of major importance to the district, that of rapid development by absorption of overspill population from East London, was considered by the Council and at the end of the year, draft schemes for this development, together with plans for the necessary extension of the local health and sanitary || services were being prepared for consideration by the Ministry of Housing and Local ; Government. Mr. H.R.D. Scott, Additional Sanitary Inspector in the Department sij March, 1949, left in April to take up another appointment. I would like to acknowll) the good work performed by this conscientious and capable officer during those year; He was replaced in July by Mr. H„ Batteson. I would like to thank the Members of the Council for their support and encouragement and the Clerk of the Council and other Officers for their courtecij cooperation. My special thanks are also due to my Assistants and the manual Staff |j the Department, without whose loyal support and hard work during the year, I could $'( have presented so satisfactory a report. I am, Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, E.H.C. WADHAMS. Chief Sanitary Inspector.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30287145_0006.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
