[Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough.
- Darlington (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1930
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![ANALYST’S OBSERVATIONS The results of the chemical analysis of this sample indicate | that it is of normal composition. The matters noted under the microscopical examination ( are such as are inseparable from water which is stored in open ! reservoirs subsequent to filtration, and are, in my opinion, without i hyo-ienic significance. This conclusion is confirmed by the results j of the bacteriological examination. The sample is of good and wholesome purposes. quality for all domestic ! 4 Rivers and Streams.—-The River Skerne, which flows through the town and was once regarded as an open sewer, is now providedlil with well built banks along most of its course. At times during ■ very wet seasons, storm water may overflow into low lying waste r land, in the vicinity of Valley Street, at present used as a tip, and ! by its retention there, with decomposing vegetable matter, there j is risk of a serious nuisance. Attention to the weir on the river ?! and the draining of the low lying land woidd improve the present i ■eye sore immensely, for profitable development. j i 1 There was no necessity to take anv action to check the'IJ ])olhition of rivers or streams in the area. ■\ Smoke Abatement.—As so much of the nuisance from this i cause arises from domestic fires, one of the first steps towards;it a cleaner town is the production of cheap gas and electricity for ( the home. This has been the policy in Darlington for many years.. 3 At present a determined effort is being made to urge those people I who must use open fires to burn smokeless fuel, either the locally produced coke or the proprietory fuels, e.g., Coalite, Ricoal or ( Kincole, now on the market. Manv of the large Works in the i town have installed modern furnaces which consume their own (f smoke, to the distinct advantage of the amenities and health of \t the neighbourhood, as well as achieving economy in the industry. ^ All our Municipal Institutions are practically smokeless. Premises which can be controlled by Bye Laws or Regulations, la In spite of the totally inadequate inspectorial staff an attempt ( has been made during the year to ascertain the conditions under ■ which certain people are living in the Borough in tents, vans, ^ sheds, houses let in lodgings, and insanitary dwellings. Great » difficulty has been experienced in dealing with the cases, as there is no available satisfactory accommodation at a rental within](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29149125_0054.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
