[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Swinton & Pendlebury Borough.

  • Swinton and Pendlebury (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Swinton & Pendlebury Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Public Health Department, Town Hall, Swinton. May I949. To His Worship the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Borough of Swinton and Pendiebury. Mr. Mayor, Ladles and Gentlemen, I have pleasure in presenting my report on the Cleansing work In the Bor¬ ough during the year 1948, All refuse has been disposed of by controlled tipping (l)on the Beech Farm Playing Fields from April 12th to May 15th, where 510 loads approximate weight 1130 tons were tipped; and (2) Cheetham Road Housing site where 4045 loads, approximately 8540 tons were tipped up to the end of March 1949• Tipping is still taking place on this site, which, when completed, will I understand be used as a Playing Field and Plantation. During the year the Pagefield System of Collection was superseded by S and D Freighter typo of vehicle, i.e. one 8.9 cuyd. and three 11.3 cuyd. capacity. A further 11.3 cuyd. capacity is on order and when this is delivered a guaranteed weekly collection should be an established fact - eight to ton days now elapse between each emptying. I060 ashbins were supplied during the year at a cost of £ 1091 by owners of private houses. Communal waste food recoptaclos are emptied twice weekly and the contents are delivered to Belton Corporation for concentration. During the year 195 tons |6| cwts. of waste food wore collected and a sum of £487. 2, ]. was received in respect thereof. The volume of salvage collected during the year was satisfactory, and par¬ ticulars are given in Table XXV I I I. The revenue from this source yielded £2871. 3« 4. an increase of £566. 13* 5* over the previous twelve months. An incentive bonus of £350. 15- 10. was divided amongst the men in the Cleansing Department during the year. As this will be the last opportunity I shall have of submitting my annual report upon the work of the Cleansing Department by reason of my retirement on superann¬ uation after over fifty years service with this Authority, it is not inappropriate at this juncture to point with considerable satisfaction to the vast strides that have been made since the turn of the century in matters appertaining to Public Cleansing. The privy midden, fly infosted and revolting to sight and smell, has dis¬ appeared, and with its passing the high mortality figures for typhoid have dwindled almost to nothing. The night soil carts have given place to a fleet of modern refuse collection vehicles which present upon our streets a very different picture from the former, which were as offensive to the public as they were degrading to the men who had to carry out these necessary tasks. During the years of my service crude tipping gave place to incineration and this in turn was superseded by the modern method of controlled tipping, reclaiming the low lying land, forming playing fields and developing the space around housing estates for lawns and shrubberies. It is very satisfying to look back over these years of progress and to fee| that as far as this Borough is concerned I can claim no small share in those achieve¬ ments. In conclusion I wish to thank the Chairman and members of the Health Com¬ mittee and all the men engaged on cleansing work for their assistance during the year; I am, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your Obedient Servant, F.E. BERRY Chief Sanitary Inspector.