[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Ross-on-Wye U.D.C.

  • Ross-on-Wye (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Ross-on-Wye U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    4* River pollution; The River Wye Board of Conservators foxmd it necessary on t'.To occasions to refer to x^ollution reaching the river fron tvvo industrial prcinises# The first of these i/as invostigatoc.^ ejid \7hile defects v/cro foamd in the drainage of the \voric3> analysis of effluents revealed net trace of v/astes arising firom the process carried on# ^ ^ . The second v^as of oil from certain xprei-iises ana ^ in this oa.se the coinpla.int had faunda,tion in fa.ct# The oscax:)e of oil into the effluent'v/as already loicam, and at the tine, x^i*^3Jiiinary 0:,:ierimental v;ork xrosi being carried out on various niotliods for the extraction of oil from the effluont# One foru of apx?oratus decided u]pon, ard this is nov/ being built* public Cleansing: The Council undertakes a weekly collection of household refuse tliroughout the District# disposal being by^ tipping#-The town tip wrjs i-:na.intaincd in a satisfactory conaition tlroughout the year# Sanitary Inspection of the, /roan I aji indebted to llr# R#Shaw Bc.tchford# Sj^^nitary Inspector to the Council# for the following otator.Tent - furnished under Article 27 (Sub-section 18) of the Sanitary Officers (Outside London) Rogula/cions# Inspections: Bakehouses ••• ••• • « • • t • 4 4 4 4 4 4 12 23 8 14 COiMmon Lodging Houses #»• • • • • • 4 44 4 4*4 CoY^sheds ••• ••• ••• • •• • • • 4 4 4 4 4 4 Factories vdth llechanical Pewor • •• • • • • 4 • • 4 4 Factories Vdthout Kcchonical Perwor • • • 4 4 4 4 4 4 31 23 50 25 40 28 Infectious Disease • • • • • • • • • • • • 4 4 4 4 4 4 Ivlarkets ••• ••• ••• • • • • • • 4 4 4 4 4 4 Slaughterhouses ##1 • • • • • • 4 • • 4 4 4 l/Iilitary Ins^^cctions #•« • 4 • 4 4# 4 44 Pror.usos v/horc Pood is Progjarod • •• • • * 4 4 4 4 4 4 l.Iiscollancous - under Public Health Aot • 4 4 4 4 4 101 253 7 4 8 627 \Vork in Progress • • • # • • • • t * 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Hospital Disinfections «#• t • • *44 4 4 4 **• Institution Disinfections ### • • • 4#* 4 4 4 4 4 4 Other Disinfections *•• ••• • • • 4 4 4 Total 444 Notices Issued; Infornml ••• ••• ••• • •* *4 4 4#4 4*4 61 10 111 Statutory ••• • • • • •• 4*4 Total 4 4 4 Defects Rercdicd; Roofs Repaired ••• ••• • • • « 44 • 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 o STpouting Repiaired #«# ••• *• * 4 4 4 * «• *4 4 Verges Repaired ••# •#• • *« 44 4 * 4 4 • 4* c 1 4 p Windows Rop)airod ••• •*• • • • • 44 4 4 4 4 4* General Woodv/ork R^jpaired ••• • •« 4 4 4 • 4 4 44 4 Floors Repaired ••• ••• • • • • • 4 4 4 4 4 4# 7 Chinineys ReYjaired • • • • • • • • • 4 4# 4 4# #44 j o Plaster Repaired ••• » • • 4 4# .*• 4 * 4 4 5 A Doj'-ig'ncss Rci'-iodicd ••• ••• • • • 4 4 * 4 4 4 4 44 BriclCTork Repaired or Pointou • #• • • • 4 4# . # 4 • Water Sup^dy Provided to Vv.C#s • • • 4 « • 4 4# 4 4 4 t 1 3 5 7 33 3 1 Wash-houses InT;:)rovcd • • • • • • • 4# • • 4 4 4 4 Washcox^per Rex^aired or Rex)laced #•• 4 4* *44 4 4 4 Cc liars Ii^^Dr oved • • • • «• • • • • 4 • 4 4 4 • 4 4 Nev; Drains Provided • •» • 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 * Stooped Dj-ains Cleared ••• • • • • 4 • *44 4 4 4 Defective Drains Repaired •••# • 4 • * • • #44 4 4 4 i\ninials Kept as to bo a Nuisance • • 4 44 44 4