[Report 1939-1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Fife County Council.

  • Fife (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1939-1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Fife County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (18) Burgh of Newport. Water Supply and Drainage.—No change took place except tha the water supply, in conformity with war-time requirements applic able to all water undertakings, was chlorinated. Nuisances.—None of a serious nature occurred. All mino complaints received were dealt with by the Sanitary Inspecto without recourse to official action. Housing.—In the report for 1938, it was mentioned that applica tion had been made to the Department of Health for Scotland, fo the fixing of an “ Appointed Day ” after which date overcrowdin’ would become a legal offence within the Burgh. This ” Appointe- Day ” was fixed as 1/7/39, and at that date no overcrowding existed Following war-time conditions it is not surprising that this conditio no longer holds. A certain amount of overcrowding now exists but its extent without an accurate survey cannot be stated. As regards the provision of houses by the Focal Authority, th last were completed on 10/11/38 and none have been complete since, but at the end of 1945, sixteen temporary houses were i course of erection and offers for eight permanent houses had bee accepted and negotiations were in progress for the acquisition of 7 acres of land for the provision of 70-80 houses. In spite of the satisfactory housing position at the end of 1931 the demand for additional housing in the Burgh is considerable. Cl 163 applications received, half were from persons residing i: the Burgh who do not have houses of their own, e.g., sub-tenant The present position as regards fitness of houses in default of a surve is not known. It is probable that some houses which were on tl borderline when the survey in 1935-36 was undertaken, may ha\ deteriorated sufficiently for action to be appropriate under tl Housing (vScotland) Act, 1930. It is clear, however, that unfit hous< are not a major problem in the Burgh. No new houses were erecte, by private enterprise during the war years, but a total of 5 hous< were sub-divided so as to form 10 houses. Factories and Workshops Acts.—Periodical inspections we carried out by the Sanitary Inspector, who reports that conditioi were generally satisfactory and that no action under the Acts we j necessary. Milk Supply.—There is no producer of ordinary milk within tl Burgh but two just outside. In addition to ordinary milk, suppli of T. T. milk and of Pasteurised milk are available to the pub! from retailers in the Burgh. Desirable improvements to dai: premises were difficult to obtain during the war, but arrears w require to be made up with the return of normal conditions. Meat Supply.—The only private slaughter-house in the Bur< was closed down during 1940, in pursuance of the war-time policy the Ministry of Food, designed to secure greater centralisation