[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Okehampton Borough.

  • Okehampton (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Okehampton Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SECTION—B. GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES. The health services continued exists between the County Council Health. to work smoothly and a close liaison officers and your Medical Officer of J would mention that the relationship of the family doctors practising m theN/iBoJr0ll,glMnd district and the officers of the Regional Board with your Medical Officer is one of cordiality and mutual assistance. In fact at the professional level complete harmony exists. This fact makes the aammistrative hotch-potch under which we labour a workable reality. O SECTION—C. SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA Mr. Brunskill has submitted the following report on the sanitary cir cumstances of the Borough for the year:— Wafer Supply. Supplies at the intakes have been quite adequate throughout the year The water is soft in character. At the Filter Station the peaty acids from the moor are neutralised and after filtration an adequate dose of hydrated lime is added. Rainfall: Rainfall records are taken at two points on the watershed and at the Filter Station. Returns are sent monthly to the Air Ministry Meteoi ological Offices. The 1952 figures were lower than the orevious two years and were about average. Readings are taken monthly at Cranmere and Newbridge and daily at the Filter Station. The following are the rainfall figures for the past 5 years 1951 92-18 79-00 65-00 1952 Cranmere . 77-65 Newbridge . 72-60 Filter Station . 58-24 Dry Days (no rain) ... 152 128 1950 91-00 79-10 62-13 144 1949 66-50 61-95 44-40 176 1948 92-80 76-66 56-55 158 The driest months were February, July and June, and the wettest August, November, January and October in those orders. There were long dry spells of ten days average in February, May, June and July On five days there were more than 1 falls. On August 15th (the date of the Lynmouth floods) the rainfall at the Filter Station here was 4-24 This is the highest ever recorded here. Intake Mains: Though within the Artillery danger zones, intake mains nave again escaped serious damage and have functioned properly throughout the year. The boundary fencing was repaired and repainted, and Break Pressure valves were overhauled. Minor clearing of old supply pipes and and draining has been carried out on the abandoned works on the Oke- hampton Park Estate.