View report page

Housing
Throughout the year housing applications, accompanied by
medical certificates, were submitted by the Borough Housing and
Town Planning Officer to ascertain if additional points (up to 5)
could be recommended on medical grounds. The following shows
how the applications were dealt with:—
Applications
Points Awarded in each Case
5
1
3
3
0
2
3
5
Total number of applications — 12.
On receipt of these applications, it was often necessary to visit
the family concerned and to discuss various aspects of each case
with the family doctor and with the Housing Officer. I am indebted
to the doctors for their continued co-operation in this matter.
In addition, a number of applications were considered on account
of overcrowding and sanitary defects. Much work is involved in
investigating these cases in order to be certain that deserving cases
are given full consideration.
In special cases where the medical condition of the applicant
merited urgent rehousing but the award of extra "points" would not
give immediate help the case was brought before the Housing Lettings
Committee of the Council, for their decision, and in every instance
the medical reports were taken into account.
Health Education
Reference is made elsewhere in this Report to educational
activities in connection with Food Hygiene.
Apart from these, talks dealing with various aspects of the work
of the Public Health Department were given by members of the staff
to local organisations and Student Teachers and Student Health
Visitors.
27