[Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Tiverton Borough.

  • Tiverton (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1968
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    REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OMCLilJF .YEALTH TO_IHE BOROUGH OP JCIVMITON 1 s t^Januajry t o 31st Jtecjsmber^, 1968 Town Hall, Tiverton, Devon. May, 1969 Mesdanes and Gentleman, I have the honour to lay before you my Annual Report on the health of the district for the year ending 31st December, 1968. The Borough covers an area of 17,680 acres. The area taken up by the ’built up' area of the Borough has been increasing steadily over the last.few years. . Social Conditions Messrs. J. Heathcoat and its subsidiaries are the chief source of employment. The Globe Elastic Thread Company, on the industrial estate at Kennedy way, manufactures clastic thread, and is also associated with Messrs. J. Heathcoat & Co. Messrs. Starkey, Knight & Ford, which is now a memher of the Y/hitbread Group, have built large extensions at Howden Industrial Estate. Yfeldcontrol (Devon) Ltd., which specialises in welding is now an expanding firm, and is finding its present premises in Birchen Lone inadequate. Fenton’s Manufacturing Company on the now industrial estate at Kennedy May continues to manufacture toilet requisites. Poultry and egg packing are two smaller industries in the borough. Blundells School, a large public school, is also situated in Tiverton. Pop ulatijon estimated mid-year ,1963 - 14,540 Doney^tic^ _I^oyert_ies ■> As shown in Rates Book 1st April, 1968 - 5103 Rateable Value - £576,910 Estimated Penny Rate Product 1968-1969 ~ £2>316 Old Age Pensioners Club, Amory House This club has 240 members and continues to give valuable service to the aged people. The County Chiropody Service continues to be inadequate especially for the aged people. Central Council^ for Health Education live, ton Borough Council is one that contributes annually to this organisation whose work is of the greatest benefit to this department. Hone Safety Committee This is now established and will cover both the Borough and Rural District. Medical Services All medical s.rvices are located at the upper end of the town, on the east side of the river. I consider that a transport service should be provided for patients who reside in the lower end of the tovm, who are too debilitated to walk the necessary two or three miles.