[Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Lancashire County Council.

  • Lancashire (England). County Council.
Date:
1934
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Credit: [Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Lancashire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Common Lodging Houses.—The local reports show that there are 71 common lodging houses in 33 districts. The condition of the majority of these is described as “ fairly good.” Byelaws for the control of these dwellings exist in 40 districts. Houses Let in Lodgings.—Reference is made in 22 districts to this class of accommodation, there being 205 such dwellings on the local registers. Application for new byelaws has been made at Ashton-under-Lyne (B). The local Medical Officers of Health state that byelaws are required at Chorley (B), Great Harwood, Ormskirk, Swinton & Pendlebury (B) and Widnes (B), whilst at Morecambe & Heysham (B) the Medical Officer of Health states that more houses at moderate rents are required. Tents, Vans and Sheds.—Where these exist, regular supervision apparently takes place. In a number of districts steps have been taken to remove or abolish the structures. Legal proceedings were found necessary at Milnrow (1 case) and Oswaldtwistle (2 cases). Byelaws are stated to be required at Great Harwood, Morecambe & Heysham (B), Poulton-le-Fylde, Fylde (R) and Garstang (R). Underground Seeeping Rooms.—Underground sleeping rooms have been the subject of attention at Lancaster (B) and Wardle. Canal Boats.—Inspections of canal boats—215 in number—are reported from 10 districts ; 8 infringements were noted. Chief Sanitary Requirements of Districts.—The information given under this head is extracted from the reports of local Medical Officers of Health. CHIEF SANITARY REQUIREMENTS. Urban Districts. Chief Sanitary Requirements. Abram Conversion of privies to water closets. Cleaning of Hey Brook. Accrington (B) Adlington Ashton-in-Makerfield Ashton-under-Lyne (B) Aspull Atherton ... Audenshaw Bacup (B) Barrowford Billinge and Winstanley Blackrod ... Brierfield ... Carnforth ... Chadderton Chorley (B) Church Trapping of sink waste pipes ; abolition of street gully emptying by hand and substitution of mechanical gully cleansing ; disconnection from sewer of rain¬ water fall pipes. Paving of private streets and back passages. Increased water supply in order to convert pail closets to fresh water closets. Additional housing accommodation. Replacement of unfit houses by provision of new ones. Paving of back streets. Provision of more houses. Provision of public abattoir. Demolition of slum property. Conversion of all privy middens to water closets. Conversion of privies. Housing repairs. Re-drainage and paving of back yards. Attention to certain private streets. Continuation of clearance schemes. ... Public mortuary. Public baths. Comprehensive scheme of sewerage to incorporate new areas as development occurs. Abolition of pail closets and ashpits.