[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Wells-next-the-Sea U.D.C.

  • Wells-next-the-Sea (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1925
Catalogue details

Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Wells-next-the-Sea U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    5/8 (page 3)
    closets'. (contd.,) SANITARY INSPECTION AREA. SCHOOL. HOUSING. HOUSING STATISTICS (3) There are now no privy middens in the tjrwn. The whol9 of the privy scavenging is done at night; most are emptied twice a week; Vhe dustbins scavenging done by day* During the past year 10 moveable is acne oy day _ ,sanitary bins’have been’substituted for wooden and dusthcleao *ec encaoj.es nil. 'no Sanitary Inspector has imdm 103 Ea&iac inspections OFduring the year in connection with drainage, accumulation of filth, dampness, closets, etc* Sixteen inform! notices have been made by him and the work has been carried out in each instanced No statutory notices have been served. There were 25 cases where work statutory notice. been carried cut wi inf ormal oi The Council Schools aire supplied with pump are”, closets on pail ho cl premises. In ilosets® the the Boysf School xTc'-j vj. :er from Lie ip SUPPll oo. the' The Girls’ School i latrine system which in constant water supply and flushing system is, opinion, not so satisfactory as til© pail method. w 4 J. . y: i uii -p i . absence co ir my (1) cu \ a; in the town are not .pa Die There is a considerablo shortage of houses of rural working class type. (b) The Council contemplates tne provision of 20 housew of the parfcour type, the inclusive rent to 7/3d per week. No bathroom is provided; water is supplied with standpipes in the gardens0 The Cou is taking immediate steps in the matte** new h A r* * V X*U (3) There nas been no material change in the population-. OVERCROWDING, - (1) The North-Western area of the town? namely that between the Glebe Road and. Dogger Lane is the most Congested area, A special report was made referring to this area in 1919. There is*also congestion of houses, although to a less extent, in the East'DEnd. '2) Cause of overcrowding is mainly due to the original Indiscriminate erection of houses without any regard for righto air space nor ventilation, ,31 REMEDY.-* As stated above the Urban District Council ,.s taking steps to erect 20 new houses suitable for working Class tenants, ' . FITNESS OF HOUSES.- (a) General Standard of housing in the district is low, mostly working class houses of poor type and vary many very old. (b) Many ar9 of flint construction and suffer from a fradual process of decay, are damp and are insufficiently ighted and ventilated. Many aro too crowded together, the privy accommodation and the gullies are too near the dwellings owing to lack of space* Pantries with no ventilation nor light, rotten woodwork, bad plaster are also frequent defects* (c) In some cases these defects are due to lack of proper management and supervision by owners, in others, occasion¬ ally, to tenant neglect but by far the majority are due to wear and tear of old age. Number of New Houses erected during the year ~ 4. With State assistance under the Housing Acts - (1) By local Authority =0. (2) By other bodies or persons = 3. (3).