[Report 1897] / Medical Officer of Health, Kidderminster Borough.

  • Kidderminster (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1897
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Credit: [Report 1897] / Medical Officer of Health, Kidderminster Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Court Sweeping. Privies and Middens. Household Refuse. Housing of Working Classes Act. Dirty Houses. Court Sweeping.—A man is engaged on an average three days a week, his duties consist in visiting all Courts and large Party Yards. He sweeps up all Refuse found lying about, he pays especial attention to the state of the Drains, Privies, W.C.’s, Ashpits, Ashtubs, Urinals, &c. This work is most valuable in contributing to the sanitary state of the Borough. Privies and Middens.—Thirteen years ago we had four carts on regular at night work, now we have not sufficient work to keep one cart on constantly, through the large number of Privies and Middens which then existed having been converted into Water Closets. The Disposal of Household Refuse.—The bulk of the Ashpit and Household Refuse is still being conveyed by Canal to the Oldington Farm, but in my opinion, the only correct way of dealing with our Refuse would be by a Destructor. The Sanitary Inspector has recently commenced a sorting process which appears to be working satisfactorily; he separates the embers for burning, the vegetable refuse, rags, &c., for manure, and fine ash, which is said to be valuable for top dressing on meadow land. The Housing of ihe Working Classes Act, i8go— The accom- panying table will show our work under this Act:— HOUSES DEALT WITH. YEAR. Houses made habitable. Houses closed. Houses pulled down. Houses still remaining closed. 1891 15 6 6 . . . 1892 5 7 2 5 1893 11 6 4 9 1894 2 2 • • * 2 1895 7 8 ... 8 1896 8 4 4 1897 * Totals 48 33 12 21 * Three houses are being dealt imth. I have certified 103 houses that required Cleansing and White- washing as per Section 46 of the Public Health Act, 1875*