[Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Kingsbridge R.D.C.

  • Kingsbridge (Devon, England). Rural District Council. no2011196201.
Date:
1958
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Credit: [Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Kingsbridge R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Annual Report OF THE Medical Officer of Health For the Year, 1958. Medical Officer of Health : Dr. R. B. Walker, m.r.c.s., l.r.c.p., D.P.H. Deputy Medical Officer of Health : Dr. W. H. Cowper, m.b., B.CH., B.A.O. Chief Public Health Inspector : Mr. D. J. Cole, m.r.s.h. Surveyor and Public Health Inspector : Mr. N. Harris, a.i.a.s., C.R.S.I. Additional Public Health Inspector : Mr. R. N. Nichols, f.i.a.s., A.M.P.H.E., M.R.S.H., M.A.P.H.I. Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, I beg to present the Report on the health of the district for the year 1958. The Report is in two parts, the second part contains details of matters to which reference is made in the text of the first part. The area is mainly agricultural, although on the coast many of the inhabitants are employed in sea-faring pursuits. The beauty of the whole area, coast and inland, attracts many visitors through- out the year, the largest number, naturally, being during the summer months. Catering for these visitors is one of the main sources of livelihood for many of the residents of the district. There are situated geographically within the district, the Urban Districts of Kingsbridge and Salcombe. PROVISIONS OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AREA. The personal health services are provided by various bodies, by far the greater part being under the control of the Regional Hospital Board, Devon County Council and the Local Executive Council. The environmental health services are controlled by the District Council. The Public Health Laboratory Service has a laboratory in Plymouth for the investigation of communicable diseases and the examination of milk, water, ice-cream, foodstuffs, etc.