[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Driffield R.D.C.

  • Driffield (Humberside, England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Driffield R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AREA. Laboratory Facilities. Specimens for bacteriological and jxathological examinations are sent either to the Public Health Laboratory of the Medical Research Council at Hull or to the Pathological Laboratory at the County Hospital, Beverley. The bacteriological examination of water supplies, milk supplies and ice cream is carried out at the Laboratory of the Medical Research Council at Hull. Ambulance Facilities. The service is maintained by the County Council. Maternity and Child Welfare. These services are maintained by the East Riding County Council. Clinics serving the area are established in Driffield, Kilham and Middleton. School Medical Services. The Divisional and Assistant Divisional Medical Officers are responsible for these services in the area. SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA. Water Supply. During the year under review the Water Committee of the Council have taken over the water maiins on the disused Cranswick aerodrome, from which Council Houses and other properties in Watton are supplied. Towards the end of the year, a new 2 asbestos cement main was laid from Bainton Church to Neswick Hall, and services disconnected from the old military pipe line were connected to it. A new 3 cast iron main was laid on the Council housing site at Weefon Drive, Wetwang. This completed a ring main on the site. Water at Hutton, and Nafferton pumping stations is chlorinated, the reagent used being Voxan Special Type C solution and feeders by Wallace & Tie,man, Ltd., the dosage per 30,000 gallons of raw water being 2 gallons '0.5% solution at Hutton and 2\ gallons 0.5% solution at Nafferton. Further to the Inquiry held in 1952 as to the augmenting of the water supply, sanction was given in October for the Council to invite tenders for the sinking of a bore at Kilham. 22 samples of water have been taken from bores and standpipes during the year and all were satisfactory. 87 new connections have been made to the mains for domestic consumers and1 31 for metered consumers. Drainage and Sewerage. The four schemes of sewerage and sewage disposal for the villages of Hutton Cranswick, Beeford, Langtoft and North Dalton, which have