[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Blaby R.D.C.

  • Blaby (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Blaby R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Cesspools Follawi,ng the re^sewerijrj.g of the villages of Sapcote and Shamfoi-d, and the extension of the sewers in Willoughby Road^ CountestPorpe and in Tournament and Triumph Road on the Dominion Estatep Glenfieldj 59 oes3= pools were abolished during the year' and the premises re=dr'ained to sewers <> Five new cesspools were constructed to new dwellings erected on roads or sites where no foul sewers were available,, In general^ cesspools carmot be considered to be a satisfactory method of drainage disposalp for altho'ugh the Council has undertaken to empty cesspools to pzl-vate dwellings in most par'ts of the district every three monthSp it is found that in the majority of cases the cesspools are of in- adequate capacity and overf].aw within this period,, Such unsatisfactory conditions exist at groups of houses in various parts of the district partioularly where mains water supply is available at Elmesthorpej Cam= bridge Roadp Cosbyi Thuxlaston Laneg Croft| Cambridge Roadg Whetstonej and Hinckley Roadp Leicester Forest Eastp Kirby Muxloeo Closet Conversion,s Until conversions were permitted in the villages of Stoney Stantonp Sapcotep and Shamford towards the end of the yeax^ following eonpletion of the new sewerage systemg the rate of progress with conversions in the district was comparatively sloWo This is due to the fact thatp with the exception of Croftp the raa.jority of the pail closets in the other vill<= ages have now been converted to water closetsp and the few remaining are either at dwellings which are due for demolition or reoonditioningp or at premises where for some reason.p financial or otherwisep tne owners are not yet prepared to make such conversions voluntarilyo At the present timep with main sewerage schemes not yet completed in Kilby amd ThurlastoUp an.d subsequent cmversions still to be made at these two villageSp it may not yet be considered expedient to compel conversions under the provi..sions of Section 47s) Public Health Actp 1936p but it is ob- vious that it is both undesirable and uneconomical for tne Cleansing De° partment to have to empty several odd pails at scattered premises in the sewered villages in the districtp and the time must be approaching when the Council will have to consider enforcing such conversionso In the meantime a good response is being made by owners in c-arryUig out voluntary conversions arid taking advantage of the contribution made by the Council towards the cost of conversion of half the cost but not ex- ceeding a grant of £7o103o0do 'in respect of each conversiono During 1953s) there were 331 applications for conversion grants approvedo Tear '1946 1947 1948 1949 i960 1951 1952 1953 Number of Conversions 43 88 120 124 140 177 233 140 107
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