[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Penzance U.D.C. / Borough.

  • Penzance (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Penzance U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Public Health Department, Municipal Buildings, Penzance. The MAYOR, ALDERMEN and COUNCILLORS, BOROUGH of PENZANCE. Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, I beg to present the Annual Report for the year 1955 and in doing so to offer some comments. As far as the general health of the community is concerned this was reasonably satisfactory but many events have occurred which touch the inhabitants of your Borough closely. Among the social events a high¬ light was the visit to the then Alverton estate by H. R. H. the Princess Royal. This took place in May and she graciously allowed the estate to be named after her. Next in importance was the effort made by the three Councils affected to get some progress in the Drift Scheme by a visit to the Ministry. Unfortunate¬ ly we have not even now got on as fast as could be desired. An event calculated to cause a disturbance in Local Government circles here was the presentation by the Borough of St. Ives of a Memorial to the ap- propiate Ministry to incorporate the parish of Hayle situated in the West Penwith Rural District. This resulted in a full blown Public Inquiry heard with monumental patience by an Engineering Inspector from the Ministry of Housing and Local Government and most excellently reported day by day by the local press. The proposal has been rejected by the Minister but unfortunately some of the Local Government units assisting in the defence of the Rural District Coun¬ cil’s territory were too evidently actuated by self- interest, and the parrot cry by the County Council that nthe time is inopportune” is merely an excuse to do nothing. The growing chorus of complaint regarding sewage disposal led to a deputation being sent to the Ministry which will be reported upon next year. It did, how¬ ever, give the public an idea that the Council was be¬ coming alive to the nuisance which has been created all these years. Good progress has been made on the Boscathnoe fil¬ tration scheme and finally the Council has gone ahead with the development of some of the derelict sites in the town by building flats. Housing has made good pro¬ gress and though all measures for environmental hygiene are expensive the inhabitants of this Borough can think that they are getting as much for their money as any¬ where else. The point must be made here that projected legis¬ lation must inevitably make for greater work for all Local Authorities. A great deal of this will fall in -1-