[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Cockermouth U.D.C.
- Cockermouth (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1946
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Cockermouth U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![PUBLIC HEALTH STAFF. Part-time Medical Ollicer of Health. Sanitary Inspector, Mr. Win. Nicholls, M.l.M. and C.E., A.R. San. 1., who is also the Surveyor and Water Engineer. ]\Ir. James Ellwood was Clei'k in the Surveyor’s Office LABORATORY WORK. The following table shows the amount of work done in con- nection with investigations of certain cases of illness during the year 19-16 Material riiroat or nose sx\ abi 'Sputum Blood 'test applied Rc.'ult : for— Pos. Neg Diplulieria i 7 llaeiiiolylic Slicpioc cci 3 6 Vincetits Angina 1 7 I'llbciruloais O O Was.-erman o 4 Kahn o 4 Other particulars under Provision of Health Services remain as detailed in my 1930 and subsequent reports. Sanitary Circumstances of the District. ' WATER SUPPLY. The amount of Crummock Water used by Cockermouth Urban District during the year under review was 102,788,000 gallons. (This, of course, includes the quantity used for trade purposes). The consumption of water per head of the population using the water worked out as approximately 52 gallons a day. The water is obtained from Workington Coa'poration in bulk and is considered to be of high quality. (Analyses are carried out as a general rule by the Workington Corporation. This year a number of samples were taken--and analysed—in the urban area by the Urban Authority). All the houses in the Urban District are supplied with water from the public water mains with the exception of the following:— Two houses at Tarn Close, Lorton Road, having wells, and iSt. Helen’s Private School and Lodge, Strawberry Howe Farm, Annfield Farm, Park House, and Park House Farm, which have private piped supplies. 259 houses have to obtain their water from common taps either in the yard or wash-house supplied from the public mains. There were 155 lin. yds. of 4 inch main laid on the Windmill Lane Housing Estate. The Reservoir on the Moor and the Secondary School balanc- ing tank were both cleaned out in August. During the year 570 yards of 3 inch main were scraped (along Mary Street, Hill Street as far as and including Feim Banki. There continue to be complaints of water shortage in the higher parts of the town as in the past.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29118268_0012.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
