[Report 1924] / Medical Officer of Health, Taunton Borough.

  • Taunton (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1924
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    HEALTH PROPAGANDA. Health Week was observed for the second time between the 5th and 11th of October. On the 7th October Dr. Savage, the County Medical Officer of Health gave a lecture in the Parade Assembly Rooms to a large audience on “The Food We Eat,’’ and on the 10th October Dr. D. Sommerville lectured on “Work and Energy.’’ An essay competition was arranged among the senior elemen¬ tary school children, the subject to he written about being “How best to work and play to be healthy and fit.’’ To stimulate interest in this His Worship the klayor (Councillor E. W. Pritchett Brown) offered two prizes of 10/- each for the best essays written respectively by a boy and a girl, and two second prizes of 5/- each for the next best essays. These prizes were presented at the Council Meeting on 14th October. A special lecture was also arranged for mothers at the Infant Welfare Centre on October 7th, on “Our Wonderful Bodies,’’ by Miss Fielder, of Bath. Invitations to this were sent by post to all mothers who had at any time attended the Centre. The Press is becoming most valuable as a health propagandist, and has done much to stimulate the public interest in matters of this kind, quite apart from the special publicity given during Health Week. SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DISTRICT. Water Supply. The rainfall on the watershed amounted to 43.48 inches and the reservoirs were full at the end of the year. The re-construction of the shaft at Forches Corner is in progress. Tenders for the laying of an additional 12 inch main between the tilters at Fulwood and the town have been accepted and work will probably begin on this in April, 1925. This extra pipe will increase the supply and obviate some complaints which have been made by residents in more distant parts of the area as to insuffi¬ cient pressure at certain times of the day. Samiffes of water are taken at least once per month from a main tap in the town and sent to the County Analyst at Weston-super- Mare for bacteriological examination. It appeared from some of these that the sand filters at Fulwood were not as effective as they might be, and in consequence immediate steps were taken for the regeneration of these.