[Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Diss U.D.C.
- Diss (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1914
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Diss U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![passed on to the Military Authority, the work of which is now being carried out. Periodical inspections of the various billets are being made, an authorised permit being obtained for this purpose. The particulars of Inspections from August 26th to Dec. 3i5t are as follows :— Number of Inspections 70 ,, ,, ,, reported complaints of nuisances... 9 ,, ,, ,, nuisances found on inspection ... 10 ,, „ ,, nuisances abated 19 Various. Six animals improperly kept have been removed. One carcase of a lamb which was unfit for food was ordered to be destroyed. Twelve inspections of caravans have been made. Each van was found in a very clean condition and the arrangements made for water supply and sanitary convenience was satisfactory. Byelaws Scavenging. There is need for Bye-laws to guide your Inspector in regard to the proper keeping of animals, and the distance determined from any dwelling house that they may be kept in a clean and sanitary condition, also for the periodical removal of manure and refuse. The ])resent arrangement for the scavenging of the district calls for much improvement, as under the present arrangement difficulty is experienced in getting adopted better sanitary measures, owing to no system for periodical removal of refuse being in opera- tion. May I respectfully ask the attention of the Council to these matters.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29161551_0018.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
