[Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough.
- Darlington (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1929
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Act, ■|920, Durinjr the year no ap])lieations were received lor Certifi- cates under Section 2 (2) of the above Act. Sanitary Conveniences.—During the yeju- tlierc have been Avatcr closets substituted for 1,478 ]U’ivy-aslipits. and 20 water closets substituted for 20 privy pans. Tliesc substitutions were carried out under the conversion schemes. Forty-nine privy-ash])its and one j)rivy-nudden liave been removed and no Avater closets sid)stituted Avhere the ])remises Avere already provided Avith a Avater closet. In 42 of these eases tipping bins, and in 2 eases portable bins Averc })roA'ided for the deposit of household refuse. The following is a list of the various forms of sanitary con- veniences in use in the Borough :— Water-closets .... .... -••• •••• 1»3,.‘178 Combined Privy-ashpits .... .... .... 4,921 Privy-pans .... .... .... ..•• ••• 1*15 I Old Privy-middens .... .... .... 11 1 ! Total .... 18,455 ! Infectious Diseases.—During the year 158 eases of vSearlet I FcAxr, 188 eases of Diphtheria, 0 eases of Ty|)lK)id or Fnterie i FcA er, 27 cases of Erysipelas and 1 ease of Enecj)iialitis Lethargiea AA'ere notified. Detailed empiiries Avcrc made in each ease and the neeessar}^ ])reeautions taken against the s})rcad of infection. The folloAA'ing are particulars of the fumigation of houses and other buildings, and the disinfection of bedding, clothing, etc., during the year :— Fumigations Lots of Hos- pitals Houses Schools and other Buildings Rooms Bedding and Clothing Disinfected 1 Infectious Disease other than Tuber- culosis, Cancer, etc. 3 304 307 301 Tuberculosis — 40 7 50 25 Cancer — 7 — 9 6 Measles, etc. 12 1 33 1 Totals 3 363 8 399 333](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29149113_0085.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
