[Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Glossop Borough.

  • Glossop (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1923
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Credit: [Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Glossop Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SANITARY INSPECTOR FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31st, 1923. To t/ic M(n/or, Aldcrfficii, Councillors, uud Burycsscs of the Borough of Glossop. My Ladies and Lkntlkmkx,— 1 luive iiiuch jileasure in subiiutting to yon iny Annual Iteport of the work done by this section of the ihiblic Health I ^eparhnent. 0^^ inp' to the serious depression in the local cotton indus- try many owners Y'ho would under ordinary trade coiiditions have made Improvements to the dwelling house-s owned by them have had to leave much of this class of work until cotton pixAspects are brighter. Progress in the conversion of pail and privy conveniences and in the abolition of ashpits and the substituting therefor of ashbins has been slow, owing to the fact already mentioiied. 1 hiring 192-4 a big etfort is to be .made to convert at least five hundred ]nul closets to the fresh water system I wish this scheme every success as I want at an early date to be able to state that we have a complete water canlage conservancy system in the Lorough of Glossop. SCAVEXOIXG. rublic scavenging has now been instituted througliout all the Borough. 'Ihe removal of pail contents and the emptying of ash])its and dustbins is now charged in the Sanita.ry Bate. The control of this has nou' been transferreil to the Survevor's Lepaidment, and iMr. . A. ^litchell is responsible tVir tlie work being done. There are now in the Borough ap]u'ox. 2.B()7 pails. 22tt ashpits and oObO ashbins, and only 24 privies, so there is cer- tainly a marked improvement in this direction.
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