[Report 1906] / Medical Officer of Health, Wednesbury Borough.

  • Wednesbury (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1906
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Credit: [Report 1906] / Medical Officer of Health, Wednesbury Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Sanitary Work. Appended is a table shewing the work carried out in the Sanitary Inspector’s Department:— SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK done in the Sanitary Inspector’s Department during the year 1906, in the Urban District of Wednesbury. Number of Abatement Notices Nuisances abated after notice by £ 1 >* rO U >> spectio and servatii made Defects found 'S'i s ^ £ A o 02 «« 5=J •H *3 o r- c> ^ O <© A CO o (—] d M o cJm M h-i Foul Conditions Dwelling 240 39 10 22 10 29 Structural Defects r Houses 9 9 — 9 — 9 Overcrowding { and 4 4 — 4 — 4 Unfit for Habitation / Schools 15 15 4 — 15 Lodging Houses ... 60 2 2 — 2 — Bakehouses 50 h- ( 7 — 7 — Slaughter Houses... 210 17 17 — 17 -— Ashpits and Privies 4010 107 — 96 — 107 Deposits of Refuse and Manure ... 12 12 5 7 5 7 Water Closets 135 35 — 35 — 35 Defective Traps ) TT ^ . Other Faults \ Honse Dralnage 120 10 70 10 25 45 10 25 45 10 Water Supply 2 — — — — -— Pigsties 2 2 — 2 — 9 Animals improperly kept... Offensive Trades ... 3 3 — 3 — o O 1 1 1 — 1 — Other Nuisances ... 73 73 18 42 18 55 totals ... ... ... 4956 ^06 85 272 85 321 Sample of Water’ taken for analysis ... ... 1 Precaiitions agahist Infectious Disease:— Lots of Infected Bedding disinfected or Destroyed 27 Houses disinfected after Infectious Disease ... 93