[Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Ulverston U.D.C.
- Ulverston (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1919
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Ulverston U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![(8) The owner may be helped not only by telling him what works are needed, but also, in suitable cases, by lending him money for carrying out the necessary works (sec. 22/19). It is to be noted, however, that the section allows of the loan of money only when the works amount to re-construction, enlargement or improvement ; it does not authorise the loan of money for ordinary maintenance repairs. REFUSE REMOVAL. The collection of the refuse is carried out by the Council’s employees ; ash bins being emptied weekly, ashpits, privies, &c., emptied on receipt of notice. Returns are made weekly, and the following is a summary of the year’s work : — Number of Ashbins emptied 77,524 ,, ,, Ashpits ? i ... 515 ,, ,, Privies ?) . •» . 317 ,, ,, Pails 7 1 ... 272 ,, ,, Loads of Refuse removed 2,566 The whole of the house refuse is disposed of within the Councfl’s district by tipping on low lying ground rented by tha Council on the north side of the Canal adjoining the Railway Bridge. The refuse is soiled over as the work proceeds. The nearest house is a considerable distance away. INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND DISINFECTION OF INFECTED PREMISES. Number of Notifications received ... 15 Iti all cases of Infectious Diseases a personal visit is made to the premises, it] the endeavour to trace the origin, inspect the Sanitary Arrangements of the premises and give general instructions of precautions to be taken to prevent its spread.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30200738_0019.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
