[Report 1894] / Medical Officer of Health, Paul U.D.C.

  • Paul (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1894
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    [3] The only school cess-pits now remaining are in connection with the Newlyn Board School. These exceptionally insanitary cess-pits, placed in close proximity to the school, and on a higher level, cannot be permitted to continue polluting the air of the school, (whose windows it is frequently necessary to close against their stench,) and of the school-ground, to the continual detriment of the health of the young scholars compelled to associate in their vicinity. I earnestly commend the matter to the consideration of your Council and of the Educational Department. Scavenging. The 3-days-a-week scavenging of Newlyn appears to be more efficiently carried out than formerly, and the cliff-sides, and river and surface drain beds, seem freer from refuse than in the latter part of 1893. Tredavoe. I note that an offensive and usually stagnant ditch on Mr. Leah’s property runs close to the side of inhabited houses and seeks outlet on to the highway. The well supplying the village still remains open to contamination. I strongly recommend that it be built round and a pump placed. Bake-houses, Slaughter-house, Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milk-shops. There are 7 bake-houses at Newlyn, 5 at Mousehole ; 1 slaughter-house at Newlyn, well kept ; 10 milk-shops at Newlyn, 5 at Mousehole; 59 dairies and cowsheds in the country districts. I am glad to learn that registration of dairies, cowsheds, and milk-shops is shortly to be enforced. Bye-Laws. I note that Bye-laws have been made during the year dealing with the following subjects: 1.—New Streets and Buildings; 2.—Slaughter-houses; 3.—Cleansing of Footways and Pavements ; 4.—Nuisances arising from Snow, Filth, Dust, Ashes, Rubbish, and from the keeping of Animals In the case of New Streets and Buildings your Authority has done well to adopt the Model Bye-laws issued by the Local Government Board with but little modification. Monthly Reports. During the year monthly reports, showing the sickness and deaths within the district, have been sent by me to your Authority, and to the Cornwall County Council, on forms supplied by the latter. Tables A and B.—Vital Statistics and Comparison of Rates for District generally, and of Death Rates within the separate localities, for years 1892, 1893 and 1894. I now ask your attention to the enclosed tables, showing the incidence of infectious diseases and deaths on the sub-localities comprised within our district. Table A shows the births within the year to have been 202 (94 males, 108 females), the deaths 95 (40 males, 55 females)—a natural increase of 107 persons. The birth rate is high—33.97 per 1000 ; the death rate of about average intensity 15.97. The infantile mortality is 118.8.