Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the Colony on the public health ... / Cape of Good Hope.
- Cape of Good Hope (South Africa). Department of Public Health.
- Date:
- [1902]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the Colony on the public health ... / Cape of Good Hope. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![If the Government Proclamation was extended so as to include this location in the Government Native Location Scheme, a great danger would be removed from this and the adjoining township. Since commencing this report another case of Plague has been dis¬ covered in the above-mentioned location. PRIESKA. Prieska (Municipality). 1. There is a fair supply of water for domestic purposes, but very far from perfect, derived from the spring in the Prieska River, and which is carried to the village by means of 6-inch cast iron pipes with taps dis¬ tributed at different places in the village. 2 and 3. The Council have a scavenger who has entered into a con¬ tract for the removal of nightsoil and household refuse, which is con¬ ducted very satisfactorily under the supervision of a Sanitary Inspector. 4. Nil. 1 5/Pipes are laid from the fountain enclosed with flat stones, lime, and cement. Pure drinking water is obtained from the taps in the vil¬ lage. PRINCE ALBERT. (i) Prince Albert (Village Management Board). There have been six cases of Enteric Fever during the year, with no deaths. (ii) Laingsburg (Village Management Board). No report furnished. QUEENSTOWN. (i) Queenstown (Municipality). 1. Water-supply.—Conveyed from the Bongolo River by means of (1J pipes and (2) open furrow to storage resevoir, thence distributed throughout the town by pipes. Intake from river without the Municipal area. Supply inadequate. Quality good. 2. Street scavenging done by Council’s staff. Night-soil removed by contractor with nightsoil carts. Single bucket system is in use. 3. Household and other refuse also collected by contractor and re¬ moved to suitable sites. 4. The following cases of Infectious diseases have occurred:—En¬ teric Fever, 43; Scarlet Fever, 9; Small-pox, 110. Total, 162.- No case of Diphtheria throughout the year. 5. Improvements made at Council’s Shambles to prevent pollution of Komani River below the town. Cinder receiving wells and French drains properly constructed have had the desired effect. (ii) Sterkstroom (Municipality). No report furnished, [G. 66—1.903.] h](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b3148198x_0257.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
