[Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough.

  • Newcastle-under-Lyme (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1939
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Credit: [Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Sanitary Accommodation. The following is a summary of the various types of sanitary convenience existing in the Borough at the end of the year :— No. of houses and premises served by flushed water closets ... ... ... ... ... 18,429 No. of houses and premises served by waste water closets ... ... ... ... ... 270 No. of houses and premises served by hand-flushed water closets ... ... ... ... 120 No. of houses and premises served by privies (191) ... 174 No. of houses and premises served by pail closets (89) 78 No. of houses and premises drained to cesspools (26) 26 No. of houses and premises served by standard dust¬ bins ... ... ... ... ... 19,681 No. of houses and premises served by ashpits (38) ... 20 Particulars of conversions made during the year :— Privies converted to water closets ... ... ... 4 Pail closets converted to water closets ... ... 4 Waste water closets converted to flushed water closets 10 Hand-flushed closets provided with cisterns ... 10 Privies converted to pail closets ... ... ... — Water closets and cesspools connected direct to public sewers ... ... ... ... — New or additional water-closets provided ... ... 7 No. of dry ashpits abolished in favour of bins... ... 21 Standard dustbins replaced or provided through the Local Authority ... ... ... ... 905 During the year 8 privies and pail closets were abolished. Public Cleansing. Services : The following is a summary of the cleansing services per¬ formed during the year ending 31st March, 1940 :—
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