[Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Monmouthshire County Council.

  • Monmouthshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1944
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Credit: [Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Monmouthshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SWIMMINGr BATHS AND POOLS. - -th* Sil^ration°and cLanSi^plants! facilities are6available at the .County Public health Laboratory for the • +• , rsp v>n+r.T» -Frnra swiuimin i baths ana pools, examination ol viator .mom SCHOOLS._ ^ho sanitary condition ox schools is subje.ct to Diotrict San-itarvUnapeotions, whilst the School Medical Officers ana the omin+v S-itary inspector also deal with it at their periodical visits to the schools. The special survey by.theqoUUh“continued Officers Of school buildings which commenced in 1925, wao continued, and durine the year 1944 all school buildings visited by the School Medical Officers were inspected. TO’® .JIB COUIITBY PLiJTNIHG. At C ommittee Districts considerat East Monmo by the new with a vie Proposals the commencement of the year a new Joint Planning was formed to cover the thirteen Industrial Urban of West Monmouthshire, and after very careful ion it was decided -that the Planning Stall of the existing uthshire Joint planning Committee should also bo employed ly formed WestMonmouthshire Joint Planning Committee, vj to securing the perfect oo-onination oi planning throu ghout East and West Monmoutn-nire. With the onticioation that the European War. was coming to 0 cinrina the^past year, it was not. unnatural that the .thoughts, Of the two Joint.planning Committees have been directed to the al imnnrf nt t'sh of re-construction. The introduction oi the mUtriSulon of if ustry Bill in 1944, and the possible coming end of hostilities created major activities in the HUf .ted that this location and industrial planning. It will be Approbated that is one of the vital tasks of any Planning an- Re-constyuctie Authority, namely that .a varied type of industry should be erec; e in the Region in order to maintain the economic prosperity of the inhabitants. Industrial Sites have been inspected, selected and finally approved by the Minister of Planning in the Development Area. Many Induotriolist. have non shown these sites and have expressed extreme satisf^1^,at the facilities available in the County* It is anticipated U;-t many new industries will be erected in the County.m the near future. Parallel with the increasing interest in industrial location, Local Authorities throughout the County A^Pflevelooment concentrating the maximum effort upon the selection lined of plans for Housing Estates. These sites h ve all been examine and vetted from the planning point of vie w in'order.that the maximum for the amount of amenity, fresh air inhabitants. # and sunshine can be provided At the same time important progress has been maint. . upon the preparation.of Planning Schemes xor the whole of the Coun * Public Service' and Basic Survey. Maps have been prepare^ for~ Monmouthshire, and also for the Chepstow Urban and Rural Districts in Bast Monmouthshire. It will be obvious that Tory inpor*a»* is being carried out by tho two Joint Planning °“1'1 in+ to securing the positive re-construction both irom p of palace of work and place of living. HOUSING. Numerous, complaints were received in this-Department concerning housing in all its aspects. Some comp ain ■others of various sanitary defects. It is obvious from those complaints that a large number of people in the County are liv g under appalling conditions, and a great number ox new houses will