[Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough.
- Dudley (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1958
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![SAl'TITARY AD] ilNISTRATION Particulars of Inspections Routine work continued 'under the Public Health act, 195^ and during the year 970 inspections and I4IO re-inspections were made. The number of preliminary notices served was 133 and the number complied with was 65. Statutory Notices served numbered 83 and 74 notices were complied with. The following were some of the m.ore important defects remedieds- Chimnoys « 28 House roofs 9T Eavesgutters and rainwater pipes 34 Floors 15 Staircases 9 Plastorwork 75 iVindows i Woodwork 4I Sashcords ...................... 51 Firegrates ............................... I4 Outbuildings 33 Closets 35 Drainage systems 49 V/alls 51 Doors 21 DCT'.IESr IC Wt.TSR SUPPLY No. of premises (excluding Council Houses) having a private water supply (estimated) 834.1 No. of Council Houses ............................. 8875 No. of premusos having common 'water supplies (estimated) 900 WATER SUPPLY Complaints with respect to water supply were mainly concerned with abnormal taste. Complaints of this nature are investigated and followed up by bacteriological and chemical examination of water samples, 0-Tolidihe tests are also cairied out for presence of residual chlorine. One instance of complaints of the presence of black deposits in the vwater supply which became evident during the weekly wash,^ was investigated. S mples of the black deposit and water were submitted to the Fublic iinalyst v/ho reported that the deposit consisted of mineral oil or grease. The water undertakers investigated and reported that the deposit may ha\e originated from a punp packingr This contamination was experienced by only two householders and disapjjeared comparatively quickly. Apart from this solitary instance, no unsatisfactory report following bacteriological or chemical examination was received.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29171234_0064.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
