[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Woodbridge U.D.C.

  • Woodbridge (Suffolk, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Woodbridge U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Removals from Tuberculosis Register diuring 1937. Diagnosis not established Removed to other districts Cured None One female pulmonary case One female non-pulmonary case Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925—■ No action required. Public Health Act, 1936, Sec. 172—No action required. Sanitary Circumstances of the Area. Water Supply—The Woodbridge Water Company supplied, as in former years, water to the urban area and parts of the rural area immediately adjoining Woodbridge. A percentage rateable value is charged, and new supplies are undertaken as requested. During the year 47 properties were connected for the first time. Altogether about 1,037 premises are on the mains supply. The remainder of the houses have well-water, and regular samples are taken from the wells. In cases where unsatisfactory samples are obtained, the houses are connected to the mains. The Water Company’s water is sampled at fortnightly intervals, by the Woodbridge U.D.C. and Deben R.D.C. alternately, Samples have shown uniform standards of purity. Drainage and Sewerage.—The scheme for the sewering of Woodbridlge has been submitted to the Ministry of Health. Rivers and Streams.—The Navern Brook which receives in addition to storm and spring water, sewage from some parts of the town, is periodically cleansed', but until the Sewerage scheme is in* being, conditions will remain unsatisfactory. Closet Accommodation.—There were no conversions from the conservancy system during the year, but all new houses have W.C/’s with septic tank disposal systems. No. of earth closets No. of water closets 978 about 730