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There was no appreciable change in the number of Dysentery cases, there being
only two outbreaks, both of a minor character, one related to a nursery school and
the other to a "Halfway" house for homeless families, involving six and seven cases
respectively.
The appointment of a Clean Air Inspector and two additional Trainee Public
Health Inspectors has enabled six Smoke Control Orders, on the stocks for some
time, to be completed and surveys of the areas involved in future Clean Air zones
are making good progress.
The caravan situation, in no way such a problem as last year, still absorbs
considerable effort by officers of the department in an endeavour to deal with this
situation. Although comparatively few in number, the remaining caravans have been
very difficult to remove. None of them appear to be owned by members of the Showmen's
Guild of Great Britain, most of them are, in fact, trespassers on land cleared
for local authority housing development. The sites are without any water supply,
sanitary accommodation and remote from all such facilities None of the sites are
licensed.
I would like to express my thanks to Members of the Council and, in particular,
to the Chairman and Members of the Public Health Committee for their help and
encouragement.
My thanks are also due to the other Chief Officers and their staffs for their
assistance and co-operation at all times and to my own staff for their loyal and
ready support.
I have the honour to be,
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
W. C. TURNER,
Medical Officer of Health.