[Report 1902] / Medical Officer of Health, Pontefract (Union) R.D.C.

  • Pontefract (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1902
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Credit: [Report 1902] / Medical Officer of Health, Pontefract (Union) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REGULATED BUILDINGS, &c. Common Lodging Houses—1 ; Legal proceedings none. Canal Boats, 63 inspected. Good generally. Legal proceedings none. Slaughter Houses, 8, 34 inspections ; General condition fairly good. Legal proceedings none. Cowsheds, 26 ; inspections 71. Legal proceedings none. ISOLATION HOSPITAL— Progress during 1902 : In regular use. Has the Sanitary Authority in emergency during an outbreak of disease provided Nurses for home isolation ? None required. Does the Sanitary Authority provide antitoxin (gratis) for diphtheria cases ? Not been asked yet. SCHOOLS— No. of Public Elementary Schools in the district, (a) Board School 14. No. closed during 1902 on account of sickness, 2. Total duration of such closure, 37 days. Sanitary condition of school premises, fairly good. DWELLINGS—Number of houses built during 1902, 6. General character. Cottages. Any houses unfit for habitation ? Sanitary surroundings of many bad, but will be remedied when sewage schemes are carried out. Any overcrowding of persons in houses ? No. Any action taken under the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890 ? No. Any “ unhealthy areas ?” No. * Is house-to-house inspection systematically made ? Yes. Are records kept ? Only when found defective, when orders are given for abatement of nuisances. NUISANCES— Total number of Nuisances in hand at close of 1901—None. At close of 1902—Three. Reported during 1902—113, Abated during 1902—108. Total No. of Legal Notices served for abatement during 1902—15. Total No. of Summonses or other Legal Proceedings—None. No. of Sink wastes disconnected during 1902—2. ,, ,, tapped ,, 0. No. of Closets newly constructed during 1902—33. Kinds-—dry. ,, reconstructed ,, Kinds—dry. METEOROLOGY—Mean Temperature for year 1902—Not taken. Rainfall—Not taken. What action has been taken in regard to the following matters? Seizures of Unsound Pood—None. Prosecutions—None. Samples under Sale of Food and Drugs Act—None. Prosecutions— None. Has there been any poisoning during 1902 attributable to arsenical beer ? No. River Pollution—Very little in this district. Smoke observations taken—None. Burial Grounds—No. in District—12, Any need for extension ? No.
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