[Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Carmarthen County Borough.

  • Carmarthen (Wales). County Borough Council.
Date:
1961
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Credit: [Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Carmarthen County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREFACE To the Mayor, Aldermen and Members of the Council of the Borough of Carmarthen. I beg to present my Annual Report for the year ended 31st December, 1961. It is pleasing to report that the health of the town remained at a satisfactory level throughout the year and that no case of Diphtheria, Food Poisoning or Poliomyelitis occurred. It is with regret that 1 have still to report that there has been no progress in the erection of Council Houses. The position is serious and many people in the town are suffering great hardship purely on account of lack of adequate and sanitary living accommodation. Furthermore there are three Clearance Areas urgently needing attention. Whilst it is pleasing to report that work is proceeding on the Bronwydd Road Sewerage Scheme 1 trust that efforts to speed up its completion will be made as it appears to be taking a very long time. The re-sewering of the Johnstown area is still an urgent necessity, and 1 trust work on this scheme will commence upon the completion of the Bronwydd Road Sewerage Scheme. During the year an unfortunate scare occurred with regard to the water supply of the town, and I would stress upon the Council the urgent need of entering, without delay, into the Towy Water Scheme of the Rural District Council. 1 wish to gratefully acknowledge the work carried out by my staff and to thank the Members of the Public Health Committee and the Council for the wholehearted manner in which they have supported me. I wish to thank my colleagues and their staff for their continued support and help. 1 am, Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, ELFYN T. JONES. Medical Officer of Health.