[Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough.

  • Newport (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1936
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Credit: [Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    98/132 (page 90)
    To the Chairman and Members of the Health Committee. Mrs. Poole and Gentlemen, I have the honour to present to you my Annual Report for the year 1936. The repair and reconditioning of houses found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation continues to make satisfactory progress, and after the service of notices on owners 561 houses have been made fit under the supervision of your officers. The details of the works of reconstruction and repair are contained in the table following page 101, where it will ®een, among other items, that 261 houses have been provided with sink troughs and in 342 houses damp-proof courses have been inserted in damp walls. The lighting and ventilation of rooms has been improved in 180 instances; the provision or improvement of larders has been secured and 234 washing boilers have been provided or repaired. The Overcrowding Survey has taken up considera amount of the Department’s time during the year, and m hi connection 20,627 houses were visited and particulars respecting 25,196 families were obtained. The task of measuring these houses is well in 12,335 have been surveyed. The Sanitary temporary staff who have assisted them have done this w efficiently and expeditiously.