[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Morpeth R.D.C.

  • Morpeth (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Morpeth R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CLOSET ACCOMMODATION Excellent progress was made during the year in the work of privy conversion at Red Row, where 99 houses in Swarland Terrace were provided with water carriage. Other conversions to the water carriage system took place as follows: — Link House Farm . 2 Manor Farm, Hepscott . 6 Longhirst Station . 2 Cockle Park . 5 Thirston . 2 P egswood . 1 Longhorsley . 1 Total conversions 118. The privies at Cambo School were converted to water-carriage, with drainage to a septic tank. SCHOOLS I here are 18 schools and all have a sufficient water supply. Fifteen schools have the water carriage system. I he three schools which have privies or pad closets are Hepscott, Hairston and Milford. PUBLIC CLEANSING The collection and disposal of refuse from the many parishes is carried out by the Cleansing Department. Five motor vehicles, one Bedford and 4 Karriers, ten cubic yards capacity, and two horses with specially-constructed carts are employed in this work. The Bedford is used only occasionally. The majority of bins are emptied twice each week. The following ai e the parishes which are included m the above service: — 1. Hepscott. 9. Widdrington. 17. Pigdon. 2. Pegswood. 10. Fast Chevington. 18. High & Low Highlaws 3. Longhirst. 11. West Chevington. 19. Benridge. 4. Old Moor. 12. Hadstone. 20. Hebron. 5. Ellington. 13. Fast & West Thirston. 21. Cockle Park. 6. Lynemouth. 14. Longhorsley. 22. Tritlington. 7. Cresswell. 15. T ran well. 23. Earsdon. 8. Ulgham. 16. Mitford & Spital Hill. 24. Cambo, 25. Wallington. In the parishes of Longhirst, Fast & West Chevington, Cresswell, Hepscott, Pigdon, Hebron, Cambo, Longhorsley, Trithngton and Earsdon, the majority of houses have p:ivy middens or pail closets. The number of the houses in the 25 parishes scavenged is 4,275 and the population is 16,550. The estimated weight of refuse collected was 12,762 tons, and the estimated cost per ton for collec¬ tion and disposal is 13/6 ]/2 • The total number of houses in the area of the Morpeth Rural District, February, 1953, was 4,756 and the estimated population 18,240. 1 he mileage travelled by the motor vehicles was 35,855. SHOPS ' :1' •; No action has been found necessary, - — ' * MOVEABLE DWELLINGS New Licences granted to station moveable dwellings . $ Renewal Licences. . 7 * vn > - y\