[Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Brackley Borough.

  • Brackley (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1966
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Credit: [Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Brackley Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    S^TION^Bj. &ENERAL_mOyiSIO]}I OF IILALTH SERVICES. Laboratory Facilities: The examination of pathological specimens and samples of water is carried out by the Public Health Laboratory Service, Oxford, The service is free and Medical Practitioners in the Borough submit pathological specimans direct to the laboratory. Ambulance Facilities; Cases of infectious disease requiring hospital treatment are removed and treated at the Isolation Hospitals at North- ampton or Oxford, The County Council operated a full time ambulance service for removal to hospital of surgical and non-infectious cases. Treatment Centres and Clinics: The Infant Welfare Clinic continued to operate during the year and sessions were held on the Second Thursday of every month at the TToraens Institute, Manor Road; Orthopaedic Clinics, Vision Clinics and Dental Clinics for School Children which are organised by the County Council operated during the year \inder review. Preventive and after-care services for tuberculosis cases are administered by the County Council*. Nursing in the Home, Midv/ives, and Health Visitor Service* These are provided directly by the County Council who have a haalbh visitor's office established in the Borou^, The Ccurrl.;y hme a 'Home Help' service available in connection with infiri. and cnronic cases treated at home, Voluntary Orga.nisations; The long established Darby and Joan Club meets every Wednesday afternoon at the Tovm Hallj it is very popular and well attended. The Woman's Voluntary Service undertakes the 'Meals on V/heels* service and their work is greatly appreciated. SECTION C. SANITARY CIRCmiSTW'CCS OF THE DISTRICT Water Supply; Y/ater ia supplied to the Borough by the Bucks Water Board, and v/ith the exception of eight dwelling houses outside the area of the Boards main, all dwelling houses in the Borough received a pined water supply from the Board's main. The total number of dwell- ing houses connected to the mains is 1176 and out of the total popul- ation of 3,730 approximately 3,704 are supplied vdth water from the Boards main. Seven samples of i^ater were taken and submitted for examination, the reports show that, bacteriologically, they v-ere satisfactory. Generally the supply from the Board was satisfactory in quality and quantity. With few exceptions, v;ater service pipes are either galvanised iron, copper or oolythene and. as the water is fairly hard there is no liability to plumbo-solvent action. Sewage Disposal; The sewage disposal work comprises two filter beds, two sedimentation tanks, sludge and humus lagoons with electrical plant for lifting the level of one outfall sev/er. The works continued to receive the trade effluent from the Is-tstock Marketing Corporation's Broiler Factory established in the Borough in 1959, and also the trade effluent from a factory engaged in the Manufacture of spices, etc,, outside the administrative area of the Borough, This effluent is conveyed to the Sewage Works by tanker. Copies of analysis of the effluent discharging into the River Ouse received from the Ouse Catchment Board Authority showed that the effluent failed to conform with the standard laid down by the Royal Commissiono The Committee considpred during the year the question of extending the works to deal satisfactorily with a greater population. Fourty-four houses in outlying parts of the district not served by the mains are not connected to the sewerage of the Borough,