[Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, Stratford-upon-Avon Borough, Stratford-upon-Avon R.D.C., Shipston-upon-Stour R.D.C., Alcester R.D.C.

  • Stratford-upon-Avon (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1967
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Credit: [Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, Stratford-upon-Avon Borough, Stratford-upon-Avon R.D.C., Shipston-upon-Stour R.D.C., Alcester R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and sev/age treatment. Rural District Councils are faced with a double problem. Most of the larger centres of population have been sewered and consideration has now to be given to schemes for smaller hamlets needing very considerable lengths of main sewer. The resulting costs are very great. When the number of properties to be served by these sewers is considered, the cost of a scheme per dwelling served may appear to be out of all propor¬ tion. The dilemma to be faced is whether everybody, whatever the cost, has a right to be provided with main drainage and modern sewage treatment or whether, if houses are to have modern facilities, drainage should be taken to a septic tank. Housing development in rural districts is becoming more and more concentrated in the larger centres of population. It is unusual to give automatic consideration to the adequacy of sewage treatment before this development takes place. House building is a far quicker process than the provision of adequate drainage with all its administrative delays. The provision of new houses is also a much more attractive proposition to members of Councils, since the building of the houses results in an increase in rateable value as compared with the lack of financial return on the huge expenditure of sewage schemes. House building in many places has, therefore, become out of step with the adequacy of sewage treatment facilities. Pollution of water courses has been a matter of grave concern to the Severn River Authority in this part of the county. There has, in consequence, been a restriction in the giving of planning permission for new development until sewage schemes can cope with the increased load. The County Planning Department appears to understand the concern of the River Authority. This restriction of house building has caused considerable disquiet to members of Councils, but from a public health point of view, it is perfectly understandable. The need for increased water supply for the population continues. Underground sources of water become more and more limited and the need to abstract water for human consumption from rivers becomes increasingly important. River Authorities must, therefore, take steps to reduce the amount of pollution of water courses and rivers. MILK INVESTIGATIONS 1. Tuberculous Milk Investigations—Milk Sampling for Biological Examination During 1967 District No. of Samples Stratford-upon-Avon M.B. — Negative Alcester R.D. —■ results for Shipston-on-Stour R.D. 28 Tubercle Stratford-on-Avon R.D. 23 bacilli