[Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council.

  • Radnorshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1936
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Credit: [Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MEAT INSPECTION. This was referred to in detail on page 51, Annual Report for 1925 ; some of the slaughter-houses do not come up to a reasonable standard. There is no Public Abattoir in the County. Four of the 8 Sanitary Inspectors possess the Certificate of the Royal Sanitary Institute as Sanitary Inspectors, but none have the Certificate in regard to Meat and Food. HOUSING. During the year additions and alterations, etc., were carried out in connection with 5 houses under the Housing (Rural Workers) Act, 1926, (as amended) after approval, a grant of £75 was approved, except where otherwise stated. Particulars are as follows :—(1) Conversion of a stable into a cottage, including the erection of a bedroom over the stable etc. (2) Raising of roof so as to allow of more air space and the division of the first floor into 3 bedrooms. (3) Addition of a third bedroom over a washhouse. (4) In connection with three cottages, extra bedrooms provided in two. £60 grant was approved. (5) Bedroom ceiling raised, dormer windows provided ; sink provided in kitchen, and repairs to drains, etc. Since the Act came into force 19 applications have been re- ceived for grants up to March 31st, 1936, and 18 have been made. Particulars in regard to erection of new houses during the year ended 31st December, are given in the table below. The problem of Overcrowding is dealt with under the Housing Act, 1935, in two ways : (a) Sex separation standard. (b) Capacity standard, based on— (i) rooms per person. (ii) floor space per per person. Sex Separation Standard.—Where it is impossible to properly separate the sexes in a house containing more than one room, the house would usually be overcrowded on account of the number of persons being in excess of the permitted number. Two persons are permitted to occupy a room of 110 square feet, and when it is considered that such a room may contain as a minimum a double bed, two chairs, sink, cupboards for food and clothes, locker for coal, and fireplace, etc., the amount of floor space is very small. Capacity Standard.—This is based on the floor space per person, where the rooms are less than 1 10 square feet in area ; if above that figure on the number of rooms (living and sleeping) in the house. It will be seen that the living room is included, and in consequence the standard is low, especially in the case of small houses of two rooms or less.