[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Lichfield City & County.

  • Lichfield (England). City & County Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Lichfield City & County. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT OF THE SANITARY INSPECTOR. SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CITY. Water Supply.—Apart from a few isolated houses the city is supplied by the Lichfield Conduit Lands Trust, the water being obtained from the South Staffordshire Waterworks Company. The supply is ample in quantity and of satisfactory quality. Sewage Disposal.—The City Surveyor states that the effluent from the outfall works is as good as can be expected under present conditions. It is hoped to commence the re-construction of the works in the near future. Public Cleansing.—The weekly collection of house refuse has been maintained during the year. Disposal is now mostly by controlled tipping. As the destructor is worn out it is expected that the method of controlled tipping will be developed to deal with the whole of the refuse in the city. PUBLIC HEALTH STAFF. During the year there were three changes in connection with the clerical work. Apart from causing inconvenience, these constant changes mean that a considerable part of my time has been occupied in doing work which could normally have been undertaken by a junior. Another disadvantage associated with frequent changes is that the value of office records, which have been compiled over a number of years, has been been greatly diminished. INSPECTION OF DISTRICT. It has been estimated that the number of complaints of dis¬ repair in the country as a whole is at least three times greater than in pre-war years. This is true of Lichfield and is, of course, due to the neglect of sanitary work during the war years. Although the number of complaints is greater than in normal times, it becomes increasingly difficult to get repairs done because of shortage of materials and skilled labour. Much additional work is necessitated by re-inspections which have been made to ensure that notices to owners are complied with.