[Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, South Kesteven R.D.C.

  • South Kesteven (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1943
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Credit: [Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, South Kesteven R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ORT OF T.HU LUDICAL OFFTG^JIR OF irSPFCTOR, FOR TI-IU Y^AU, 194 rman and I'enUers of the teven Rural District Council. ES and GScTTLEr^EI’, IITJ' PTD rx O • I have pleasure in presenting; my Report and that of . your Sanitary Inspector for 1043. SECTIOIv; A. Statistics and Social Conditions. Area 95,061 acres. Population 14,020. Ho. of inhabited houses 3,897. Rateable Value £39,392. Sum represented by a penny rate £159.3.3d• Vital Statistics (not corrected by Registrar General). Ivlal e s» Fenal e s. Total. Births ^6 TUB ' 202 Deaths 58 50 108 Deaths from Puerperal Causes - Nil, ' Heasles - 1 girl. ^ ‘/h o o p i ng C 0 ugh) -N11 Diarrhoea ) SECTION B. General Provisions of Health Services for the .Area. The Health Services for the Area remain the same, except in the South where they are short of a Nurse, but in spite of’ short staffing of Nurses and Doctors the Health Services have been maintained, though I doubt if they could cope with a I'.a,jor Epidemic or further depletion of their ranhs. Throughout the district the numerous Holiday Camps for School Children were run in the past 3^ear, and full control of their Sanitary provisions was maintained b37- your Sanitary Officers. Hanthorpe House should not be allowed to be occupied again until sufficient heater has been provided. Braceborough children coming to Braceborough should not have to live in tents when empt^^ and properly fitted R.A.F. Huts are available. Unless the Local Authority maintains its right to be undisputed master in its own. house, if it shares its responsibilities vi/ith other bodies, then all chance of speedy action and execution of future planning, housing, water, milk, sev^roragG etc., will vanish and enthusiasm will bo stifled as the plans circulate around the Departments, SECTION C. Sanitary Circumstances of the Area. 1943 saw a general fall in the boreholes throughout the limestone bearing ridge in this district, with the result that many villages suffered from varying degrees of water scarcity. This fall in the water level has been attributed to : - 2. A 33drop in the rainfall. Increasing consumption by the various Services Establishments. As a result of the extensive drainage schemas undertaken by the Catchraent boards and farmers, the water gets away much quicker and lias the less time to percolate through the land. 4, The numbers of unsealed bores in the district.