[Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Eccles Borough.

  • Eccles (Greater Manchester, England). Borough Council.
Date:
1944
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Credit: [Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Eccles Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ■ •The' totsl-nuiifDer of houses and flats in the Borough is, 12,618,.,.,. ' The following table gives the number of houses built ana the number demolished for the year 1925 to 1944 inclusive;- Year Houses built by Local Authority Houses built by 1 private enterprise Houses demolished 1925 104 15 12 6 72- 36 15 ... 19 . 37 24 8' * 78 ! 46 69 9' ■ 137 16 34 1950 26 3 29 1 21 68 40 2 - . 69 14 7 • 55 20 4' ‘ 112 ; 85 68 5 . -] 234 46 6 82 251 76 .7 - 202 28 8 .2 294 10 9 158 224 34 1940 - 49 1 0 - 62 3 8 4 - 10 TOTALS 824 1635 648 j SAN ITAHY CO .NVE]TIE;rGES The number and variety of Sanitary Conveniences in use at tiie end. of the year were as follows Presh-water flushed closets WastG'-water flushed closets Presh-rwater flushed latrines Fail'closets Abhb 1.1's Baths ySUPPI'Y 15,692 54 83 43 13,570 8,296 The Manchester Corjcration -’ave a continuous and adequate sumpl.y of v/ater during the year. There was no dccasion for restriction in i'^s use by house-holders. 251 complaints, of «,fasfcG water due to burst pipes and defective ftttings were ■.mdo to bhe ■T'‘aterworks Department. INSPECTIONS The number, of preird.se3 visited duriiig the .year was 1,051, the numb.,.r of nu.isanc-^s or d-^fects discovered 1,924, and the nu'uber abated 1,050. -2-