[Report 1905] / Medical Officer of Health, Bacup Borough.
- Bacup (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1905
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1905] / Medical Officer of Health, Bacup Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![of depositing ashes in small boxes, bags, tubs. &c. (winch by courtesy are called ashbins) on the foot])aths until emptied by our men. does not assist in making our town sanitary. 1 hope tlie time Is not far distant when these receptacles will be abolished. Ash-tubs and boxes aie far too frequently daugei-ous for the workmen to handle, owing to the rusty nails and broken hoops. During the vear^one such accident has occurred. Portable circular ^alvauised-irou Ash-bins, with covers, are better lu every way. During the year 48 Ash-bins have been provided. Every application received for the emptying of AshpHs, Cesspools, or Pails are duly recorded in a book. During the year 34 such applications were made, which were at- teneed to. The efforts of the Health Committee in making an earnest attempt to dispose of the nightsoil in a more sanitary manner in preference to “ Dumping ” it on the tips has so far been satisfactory. Some of the outlying districts are scavenged by contract. As opportunities occur we are undertaking this work by our own staff. During the year a larger amount of trade refuse has been removed than in previous years. The abolition of the conservancy system, and the adoption of water carriage system for refuse removal is rapidly becoming general throughout the country, and wherever the sewers are satisfactory your Inspector would advise that the abolition of all Closets so constructed as to retain excrenientitious matter around houses be rigidly enforced, and clean Water Closets substituted, as it is becoming more appai ent that the water carriage system proper is the only alternative. As the Health Committee finds the labour fol- conversion of Pail Closets in suitable places, I would strongly recommend the Committee to consider the question of adopting clean water Closets in lieu of waste water Closets, as these Closets are not as sanitary. It was claimed for these Closets when they were introduced that a great saving of fresh water would be effected, through being flushed with slop water. But practical experience has shewn that this is not the case. During the summer I paid special attention during my inspections, and observed that, owing to the smells arising from them, a large quantity of clean water was used, the taps being often allowed to run a great length of time. The condition of the cesspools abolished during the year was extremely unsatifactory, and dangerous to health.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28898564_0043.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
