[Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Ilminster U.D.C.

  • Ilminster (England). Urban District Council. nb2006013900.
Date:
1958
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Credit: [Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Ilminster U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Environmental Health Services A, Sanitary Circumstances Clinatic. Condition a Hie total rainfall during 1958 was 39,82 inches, which was more than in the previous year. The spring was reasonably dry, but it was an extremely wet summer, Water Supply The water supply was satisfactory both in quality and quantity end no serious shortage occurred during the year, Details of the chemical and bacteriological reports will be found in Appendix D, Table 1, together with other relevant da.ta, concerning tlio distribution of the supx^ly. During the year the mains were extended to serve_Townsend and future proposals include plans for interconnection with the Chard Rural District Council*s mains at Hort Bridge, Drainage and Sewage Disposal Practically the whole town is sewered ana sewage disposed of at the Sewage Disposal Works, A comprenensive scheme for the new Sewage Disposal Y/orks was commenced during the year and it is estimated tha.t the cost will be in the region of £35,000. —T^blic Cleansing, and Refuse Collection Weekly removal of refuse from each house is carried out by direct la.bour and tra.de refuse is collected when necessary, . Destruction A new rodent operator was appointed in conjunction with Chard Borough and Crewkerne Urban District and the work has provea satisfactory during the year*, S?e:Fe are ’two Privately owned swimming baths in loi™> or?e ^ ^ Uninster Boys’ Grammar School and the second was openea during the year at the Secondary Modern School. due or no trouble ^s experienced during 1958 towi of -n0ke* S?eat L1^ority of smoke pollution in a of slow ponhii^ + inr.1?*cau^ec1, domestic fires, and as the proportion of slow combustion fireplaces increases, it diminishes. ifinising Radiation The dangers to the population from ’ f‘ill out* d?ng^sn?fiontin2 ?ttack *>ouBseS public SttenUonln ?Se de^st-tinP- in J ^though am atomic war could be rapid increase iVthpV^V%thG !?UCh n°re PressinG problems is the It is Jver ?i?ty ye'rs sLcp TiloactiTe ^stances for peaceful uses, to be extensivdv^^fi X-rays . and radioactive substances began field, Vile that situ^ti^0 of Vanity, mainly in the medica were restricted However possible hazards of radiatio the picture in tta In developments have completely changed industrv -hich flfteen ^ars. there is scarcely any Sere they V na3c<? US0 of radioactive materials. Places Places where nucl^vT ^3^ aro 130111 places ^here hazards exist, example Uinfrith ond illnvirA1SpP^0?uce5, are increasing in number, for danger as the Uindscala °in1, Tliese are a potential source of that the locL Sh0W!da 11 therefore becomes clear, field of actual and pottnU°UCWS!!™ ^ tMS nW of the various^inistries^sEbviouU t0 tIle responsihilitie of the population will continueto+?QedQ<l9 .but the ultimate safety of healtli. Government b tlle proy:Lrice of the medical office: instruction and guidance*forVion?3 ncon^fnea haye been asked to provide nothing has matefi^lSed 0Ql ?fficers of health, but so far problem so that local Pukic Vitw^7 tlle Governnient faced this answer local fearsmdail Committees are in a position to situation, e vo ^ccurnte information about the local