[Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Andover Borough.

  • Andover (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1963
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Credit: [Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Andover Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The total number of properties in the Borough at 31st March, 1963, was 6,399* This included 67 agricultural properties* (ii) Organisation ^ free service is pzcvided to domestic premises. Business and agricultural premises are treated on a cost of labour and materials basis. Complaints of rabbits are referred to the Ministry of Agriculture, fisheries and Food. *■•*■*-) Hampshire ho. 1 Workable .area Committee The Committee held two meetings at Andover during the year, the Council being represented on each occasion. The object of the Committee is to achieve the co-ordination of the work of Aodent Control by the constituent jocal authorities. Swimming Pools and Hot Baths a) Borough Swimming Pool The Swimming Pool has continued to serve the town although limited by its opacity and present accommodation. The Pool is considerably overloaded at certain times, and consideration ill have to be given in the near future to either the construction of an dditional Pool or the erection of a covered Swimming Pool, This must also be onsidered m the light of the Town Development proposals which will make this equirement even a greater necessity. Special attention is given to the purity of the water which is continually Lrculating at the rate of 13,800 gallons per hour, filtered and chlorinated. TLorine residual tests are carried out daily by the attendant, and also by the iblic Health Inspectors at the tame of sampling. 42 samples were taken during le shamming season, all were satisfactory.