[Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Todmorden Borough.

  • Todmorden (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1956
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Credit: [Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Todmorden Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA. INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. HOUSING. Rainfall for 1956 (Fiellen Hospital). ]anuary ... 7.17 ins. September ... 4.71 ins February ... 1.49 y y October ... 3.32 ,, March ... ... 1.93 y y November ... 2.09 ,, April ... ... 3.62 y y December ... 5.73 „ May ... 1.88 y y •- J une ... ... 3.42 y y 52.24 July ... ... 7.06 y y — August ... 9.82 y y Drainage and Sewerage. No extensions of sewers were carried out. Certain portions of the district still require sewering, but in these parts the cost is prohibitive. Defective sewers are improved as required, but only minor works of repair or improvement were carried out during the year. All sewage is treated at the Corporation Sewage Works which are adequate for the needs of the Borough. There have been no complaints from the West Riding Rivers Board in respect of the effluent from the Sewage Works. Rivers and Streams. No action has been taken during the year to check the pollution of rivers and streams in the area.