Annual medical report / Southern Nigeria.

  • Nigeria, Southern. Medical Department.
Date:
[1911]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Annual medical report / Southern Nigeria. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Building Rules. 49. Building Rules for Lagos were drawn up under the Towns (Regulation) Ordinance, in 1910, and came into force in May. In other places the “ Local Authority ” acts only under the powers already conferred under the Towns Ordinance. At the Stations where there are Gov eminent Reservations the Boards are making Rules under the Reservations Ordinance but these only affect the Reservation land. Segregational. 50. Segregation is a matter which will continue to be of great importance to the health of Europeans for many years to come yet. The best example here of this system is to be seen at Calabar. Distinct advance has been made in Lagos of late years on the outskirts of the European Quarters, but there is a spot in the centre which yet remains to be dealt with. «/ Lagos. 51. Lagos as a town is very different from a sanitary point of view to what it was not so very long ago. The making of streets is being pushed along and is rapidly opening up the back parts of the town to genera] traffic. During the v7ear over five miles of roads have been made. The overcrowded parts of the town require to have wide thoroughfares cut through them and a definite plan of proposed streets should be made and gradually worked out. The construction of drains is progressing and is leading to a very great change for the better, the streets are better kept and the compounds generally receive much more attention than was previously the case, the regular weekly inspection having led to a great change and provided a very necessary stimulus. « In reference to the Prosecutions under the Destruction of Mosquitoes Ordinance it would be a great improvement if a Special Court could be held once a week for the hearing of the cases and if it could be arranged that the Medical Officer of Health be empowered to call on offenders against this Ordinance to attend the weekly Court next following the offence it would be a great advan¬ tage and the effect produced by having no delay would, I believe, be much more effective than the present method. Bonny. 52. At Bonny I am glad to be able to record a very dis¬ tinct improvement in the condition of the town which redounds greatly to the credit of the Medical Officer and the District Com¬ missioner who have been able to get considerable improvements carried out; dustbins have been put up; clearing and reclamation have been carried on : old houses have been pulled down; boundaries have been set back to remove encroachments on public highways; streets have been cut; drains have been made and the Market Place, which was very small indeed and shut in, has been opened up to some extent. Opobo. 53. Opobo. Here considerable advance has been made, clearing has been increased and the whole area maintained in a cleaner condition than formerly, the river bank has been got into a better state, reclamation has been continued and several Mercantile Firms have greatly improved their Compounds by filling in considerable areas and thereby also contributed to the general well-being.
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