[Report 1895] / Medical Officer of Health, Lexden & Winstree R.D.C.

  • Lexden and Winstree (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1895
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: [Report 1895] / Medical Officer of Health, Lexden & Winstree R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    month of April. The tents were erected in a meadow, and seven patients were most comfortably and successfully treated in them, the van acted admirably as a kitchen, and the large supply of hot water constantly available proved most useful for baths, Ax. For the lirst few days the tents were in use the weather was summer- like, but one night it suddenly became very cold, and continued so for some time; however, by the aid of small paraffin stoves the tents were made beautifully warm, and the inmates expressed themselves as having been most comfortable. Our hospital was, I may say, the lirst of its kind, and I am pleased to know that other Authorities are adopting the same plan. This water supply has now been in use for Staimay Water more tpan a year, and is answering most capitally, the rate collected more than covers the cost of the water, and as you have, through the kindness of a member of your Council, procured the money for the original outlay on very satisfactory terms, I am hopeful the debt will be discharged without being much of a burden on the parish. Houses are being built further on, and it is necessary to extend the main, which I trust will receive your sanction at an early date. During the year, I have represented to you Housing of the 25 houses as being unfit for human habitation Working Classes UU(jer this Act. and you ordered the usual notices Act. to be served for rendering them so fit Of these, 12 have been repaired, 7 have been voluntarily taken down by the owners, and 0 are under the promise of repair. In two instances closing orders were procured from the Justices, and in a third the instance threat to get such an order had the effect of some work being begun, and more promised. The want of cottage accommo¬ dation is greatly felt in many parts, and the difficulty of procuring other and more suitable dwellings for the people makes me move very carefully in cases of overcrowding and unsuitable houses. 1 could name several parishes where cottages are needed and would prove a fair investment.