[Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Chatham Borough.
- Chatham (Kent, England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1913
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Chatham Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![3. Should give written notiee to the occupier of every house possessing its own yard tO' provide a suitable receptacle. 4. In the case of dwellings having common yards, notices should be given tO' the owners to provide snitalde receptacles. The aljove policy has been embodied by the Council in the following resolutions :— 1. That notice be given to- the o<'cnpier of every house possessing its own yaird tO' provide ]:>roper rec'eptacles. 2. That noti('e be given to tlie owners of dwellings having yards in common to provide proper receptacles. 3. Tliat the Highway and Works Committee be asked not to grant certificates for occupation of new dwellingdionses until proper movable receptacles for house refuse are provided in accordance with the byelaws. Unless the pnljllc act with unwonted energy in ('onnection with this matter, and anticipate requirements, it wall fie a very long period before any great change is noticealile, and I anticipate objections, and proltably resort tO' a Court of Snmmarv Jurisdiction to settle rival opinions. There are nearly 10,000 houses in the borough, and the service of notices wdll occupy considerable time. A beginning has been made, and 201 notices have lieen issued. Another point which, in my oijinion, is desirable is such a re- organisation of the collection that the streets could be cleared by an early hour in the morning. After ('ollection the refuse is I'arted to a shoot near Luton, well awniy from dwelling-houses, wdiere a portion is used for mannrial pur- poses, and the rest is burned. Sooner or later this process will have to be discontinued, and refuse will either be treated in a suitable <lestrnctor or removed to some more distant site. k'ish offal is collected daily in covered bins, wdiich are placed in a closed van. Each Inn and the interior of the van are cleansed dailv, and there is no nnisanee. MANURE. 'I'he regular and frequent removal of manure from stables is desiraf)le. I.arge manure heaps are the chief breeding grounds of Hies. These insects are carriers of fflth and of infection, and to check their propagation is preferable to the method of killing. Sec'tions 49 and 50 of the Pnblii' Health Act, 1875, give the necessary ])(jwers for removal of manure at fixed intervals. Notices were issued during the summer, and an Inspector detailed to see the work carried out.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29098920_0018.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
