[Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Lothingland R.D.C.

  • Lothingland (Suffolk, England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1956
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Credit: [Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Lothingland R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Number of houses rendered fit as a result of informal action 77 Number of houses rendered fit after service of formal notice 13 The need for improvements as well as repairs was brought to the notice of owners and there was some progress in the provision of main water supply and satisfactory drainage to cottages which had lacked both these amenities. The problems of property owners receiving low rents and faced with high maintenance costs continued to cause difficulties when requests were made for repairs to be carried out, but generally the co-operation of owners in these matters was good, MOVEABLE DWELLINGS. There was a continued increase in the number of caravans used as holiday accommodation and 27 sites wore licensed under Section 269 Public Health Act 1936, giving a known total of 860 moveable dwellings in the district as compared with 716 in the previous year. In addition there are a number of tented camps used by organised groups and many touring parties with caravans and tents which are not subject to control by licence. 80 visits were made to single caravans and sites and no serious contravention of licence conditions or nuisances were found. Attention was drawn to a number of families using caravans during the winter and recommendations were made- regarding additional facilities required in such cases. WATER SUPPLY. Samples from private wells and new mains in eleven parishes wore taken for bacteriological examination and the reports given by Dr. L.M, Dowsett, Director of the Public Health Laboratory, Norwich were as follows: Highly satisfactory 41 Satisfactory 9 Suspicious 1 Unsatisfactory 27