[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, St. Asaph (Denbigh) R.D.C. and St. Asaph (Flint) R.D.C.

St. Asaph (Denbighshire, Wales). Rural District Council.

Date:: 1945

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Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, St. Asaph (Denbigh) R.D.C. and St. Asaph (Flint) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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DRAINAGE AM), SEV7ERAGE No extensions were oarried out during the year. RIVERS. AND STREAMS No action was found necessary during the 3rear. ‘ ® CLOSET AC COMMO DAT I ON In areas supplied by sewers onl3>- very few privies remain. In other parts 90$ have previes with fixed receptacles and 10$ with removable receptacles. PUBLIC CLEANSING During the j^ear, a lorry was purchased for scavenging purposes, and refuse is now being removed from all the parishes in the Rural District. SHOPS AND OFFICES No action required during 1945. CAMPING SITES No new sites ashed for during 1945. SMOKE ABATEMENT No action necessar3r during the 3^ear. SWIMNUNG. BATES AND POOLS No public baths or pools exist in this district. ERADICATION OF BED BUGS No action necessary during the year. SCHOOLS The schools are closed when necessary during epidemics to prevent the spread of infectious disease. DIPHTHERIA IMMISATION During the year 88 children under five years of age, and 10 over five years were Immunised by the School Medical Service under the direction of the County Medical Officer. MEAT AND, OTHER FOODS All animals are slaughtered at the Public Abbatoir, Rhyl, which is a municipally controlled centre for the area. TUBERCULOSIS Persons suffering from this disease are placed under the care of the Welsh National Memorial Association, who provide accommodation where necessary at their sanatoria at Penyffordd and Llangwyfan. There is a Dispensary at 27, Edward Henry Street, Rhyl every Friday* VENEREAL DISEASES' Persons suffering from these diseases are- provided with free treatment, including travelling expenses, at the Chester Royal Infirmary, -w.