[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Nottingham City.

  • Nottingham (England). City Council.
Date:
1965
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Credit: [Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Nottingham City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Now hard facts have brought the concept back, and it could prosper, provided that practical facts are accepted, old techniques modernised, and difficulties faced in a real spirit of comparative responsibility. ★ ★ ★ One of the responsibilities—and far from pleasant—of the department, has been the decisions on which recommendations for priority re-housing on medical grounds are made. Evidence of varying weight is put by the public, accompanied by some medical evidence, and by those holding public office of various kinds. All would like immediate action with a favourable decision. All the factors are carefully collected—and there are many angles of approach—they are objectively, impartially and scrupulously considered, and finally viewed against the back¬ ground of the number of houses available and the type of tenant awaiting them. The few favourable decisions out of the many applications considered, inevitably bring unfavourable comments, more especially from those who have supported applications. ★ ★ ★ As reported previously, staff shortages continued, and an attempt to relieve the load on the domiciliary midwifery service and home nursing service was made, by the decision to equip members of the services with portable radio communication sets. WILLIAM DODD. 9th March, 1966. Health Department, Huntingdon House, Nottingham. Telephone No. 50551