[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Neath R.D.C.

Neath (Wales). Rural District Council.

Date:: 1951

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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Neath R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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I (3) W.C.’s: New or additional W.C.’s provided 2 W.C.’s reconstructed or repaired 6 New pans and traps fixed 12 W.C.’s cleansed 10 Flushing apparatus provided 2 Flushing apparatus repaired 14 Miscellaneous repairs 1 (4) EARTH OR PAIL CLOSETS : Cleansed or repaired 2 (5) CESSPOOLS—URINALS: Emptied 1 Miscellaneous Repairs 1 (6) OFFENSIVE TRADES, PIGGERIES, STABLES,, Etc. : Accumulations removed 11 (7) FACTORIES: Unsuitable or defective sanitary conveniences ... 3 (8) FOOD SHOPS, CANTEENS,'Etc. : Accumulations removed or cleanliness improved 8 Storage arrangements improved 1 Drains repaired 1 (9) FOOD VEHICLES: Warning re general cleanliness 3 (10) ICE-CREAM PREMISES : Improved Cleanliness 2 TOTAL 388 (c) Number of Notices served :— (i) Informal 229 (ii) Statutory 48 TOTAL 277 (d) Result of service of above Notices: (i) Informal Notices complied with 188 (ii) Statutory Notices complied with 4 TOTAL In the case of 44 of the Statutory Notices, the work of repairs is still being proceeded with. (e) HOUSING—OVERCROWDING: There is still great need for new houses in the area, although the Council’s housing record is exceedingly good. In February 1952, the Council decided to adopt a Points Scheme for the letting of houses. All applicants were issued with new forms for completion and return. At the time of writing, there are some 1,600 applications for re-housing, filed in the department, and it appears that some years must elapse before this problem is solved. In addition, the Rural Housing Survey showed that there are some 700 houses in the ar~ci of a type suitable for demolition. Tenants of many of these houses have applied for re-housing. It will, therefore, be seen that much still lemains to be done for housing needs of the area.