[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Diss U.D.C.

  • Diss (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1957
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Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Diss U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PUBLIC ' ■ Section 75 (Provision of dust'Lins) ’ The scheme for the provision of dusthiiis On hire'continued during' the year and'some 'I40 hina have now 'been issued. Property owners'hovj- '■ seem to appreciate the economic advantages 6f this scheme and more and more requests are being received for bins. Section 53 (Pilthy or verminous preriised) No filthy or verminous premises were o'bserved during the year, again, further evidence of better hygiene in the home. Section 92 (Nuisances) 76 complaints' of huisandes Virere received, of these 44 'were justified and in each case informal written or verbal notices were issued, all being complied with except for tv/o still outstanding at the end of the year. The remaining 52 were all complaints regarding items usually controlled by your Council, e.g, rodent infestations, defect dustbins etc, . Section I67 (Disinfestation of prem.ises, articles etc) It wra-s not necessary to cariy out any disinfection during the year and only three visits were made in this connection. Section 269 (Movable dv/ellings) Two sites for 't?/o and three caravans respectively were licenced during the year and there was no cause for complaint, each having suitable sanitaiy arrangements. Finding suitable sites for moveable dwellings caused some concern during the year but your Council did not consider it necessary to provide any permanent standings v/hilst fully appreciating that the use of caravans as permanent dwellings has established itself quite firmly in the nation's housing scheme. CLETxN AIR ACT 1956 During the latter part of the year some sections of this Act became- operative but only in so far as controlling smoke omissions from factories, colliery spoilbanks etc,, but at the tine of writing it has become applicable to all buildinga including pri-vate dwellings, Ilndoubtedly more and more stress v/ill be placed upon this Act as it forms the next major step towards complete health and hygiene, ' Piped water, mains drainage, good housing and clean food are nowr everyday' affairs but until the introduction of the Clean Air Act no rigid control over this problem had ever reached the statute book. It is unlikely that the necessiiy to declare a smokeless zone will affect your Council's area for some time but undoubtedly when the industrial areas have progressed as far as possible tov/ards '!pureair all Urban areas will have to receive consideration. AGRT3ULTURE (SAFCTY, HEALTI-I & IffiLFARE PROVISIONS) ACT 1956 Here again, this new Act has aimed at a specific problem namely the betterment of health in agriculture. Your Council is the responsible authority for the enforcement of certain sanitary provisions of this Act and its implications in an area almost completely agricultural in nature^. -18-