[Report 1898] / Medical Officer of Health, Blackpool County Borough.
- Blackpool (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1898
Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1898] / Medical Officer of Health, Blackpool County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![To the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Blackpool. Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen, I have the honour to present to you my Eighth Annual Report on the Health of Blackpool, containing an account of the work of the Sanitary Department during the year 1898. You will notice that the growth of the town has been so rapid that the population estimated on the usual method of computation has increased by 5,180 persons. The general death-rate was lower than usual, being much below the average. I view with great satisfaction the speedy completion of the drainage scheme for the south of the Borough, and the commence- ment of pumping operations at the two pumping stations; also that the contract has been let and the work started upon for laying the new sewer outfall. It is to be hoped that this work will be pro- ceeded with as quickly as possible, will be executed in a thorough manner, and that the outlet will be carried out to sea well below extreme low water mark In my reports for 1896 and 1897, I ventured to make several suggestions, some of which have been, or are being, carried out. The following recommendations have not yet been adopted :— “ (iv.) That plans be got out for enlarging the Infectious Diseases Hospital, and improving the accommodation for suspicious cases of infectious disease, and for discharging patients.” “ (v.) That the question of making other provision than the Old Sanatorium for small-pox cases be thoroughly discussed.” [This has been lately settled by entering into the combination of the Fylde Garstang, and Preston Unions.]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28932201_0003.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
