Report on the sanitary administration of the Punjab and proceedings of the Sanitary Board for the year ... and the report on sanitary works for.
- Punjab (India). Sanitary Board.
- Date:
- [1882]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Report on the sanitary administration of the Punjab and proceedings of the Sanitary Board for the year ... and the report on sanitary works for. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![There are 2 newly-built pucca slaughter-houses on the south-west side of the city, and are used by Muhammadans and Sikhs separately. That for Muhammadans has two Slaughter-houses. distinct sheds, one for killing and the other for cleaning and dressiug the slaughtered animals. Each has a central drain which runs into small pucca sinks outside the walls. These sinks are emptied every day and the blood, offal, &c., buried in pits ; the floor of these houses is swept and flushed after the work is over. Slaughter-house of the Sikhs is small and has no pucca floor. The ground remains soiled with blood and filth. At the time of inspection the Muhammadan slaughter¬ house was swept aud cleau, but the other was dirty a'nd neglected. There is but oue cremation ground, which has no enclosure, and is situated at a distance from the city near the Lehi. The ground is uneven and sloping, and in the rains is Cremation and burial grounds. washed into the Lehi. The ground appeared well kept. Burial grounds are 3 in number and situated at three sides of the city. None of them have any enclosure or wall; one is located on the right hand of Lehi The sites are fairly clean. A rrood water-supply for Pindi is essentially necessary. Many of the iron receptacles for night- A & Soil earth should be replaced. Many of the latrines are out of repair and Remedial measures to be adopted require mending. The flooring of the main gutter is out of repair, and andothersuggestions. tjie sewage percolates under the floors of the houses. This is a serious sanitary defect, and the gutter should be made water tight so as to prevent this leakage. A Sub-Com¬ mittee should be appointed to look after sanitation and bring defects to notice and make arrangements for their being rectified. Supports the recommendation of the Assistant Surgeon that a Sub-Committee be appointed F1 to look after the sanitation of the town, in order that all defects may be Remarks by Sanitary Commis- brought speedily to notice and rectified as far as practicable, sioner. Action taken on the suggestions made in the above report. Resolved that the Commissioner and Superintendent of the Division be informed that there is already a Sub-Committee appointed for the purpose of looking after the sanitation of the city, that iion receptacles for night-soil have been replaced, and that steps will soon be taken to repair the latrines, and that provision has been made in the next year s budget for the repairs of the main gutter. • Jalalpur Town—Inspected on the 10th January 1882. Jalalpur is situate eight miles east of the Sadr station. There is a Dispensary in the town. The northern side of the town is raised above the level of the country which Preliminary remarks favors efficient drainage into the Duara stream, distant about half a mile. There is one main bazar street running through from west to east, which is paved and has side drains. Three lanes which pass through the town are also paved and Streets and drains. drained by shallow side drains, besides several narrow tortuous unpaved blind alleys. The pavement of the bazar has been repaired and the drains are in good order. The outfall drain on the north-east side need not to be extended, to carry off'storm water effectively. There are three exten¬ sive irregular excavations, two on the west side and one on the south side of town, which hold foul stagnant water. *There is a proposal to disjiose of the smaller excavations to be filled up and cultivated, also a scheme to connect these cesspools by channels for final conduction of storm water to the Duara stream. The people generally go afield, or visit the extra-mural latrines. Private sweepers in mohallas convey the dry sewage from house tops and house latrines to be trenched System of sewerage, drainage, near iatrines. Six urinals consisting of large earthen vessels in masonry &c‘ wells, enclosed by plank screens, are in use and are daily cleaned out. From wells. There are 88 in and about the town. All cylinders are unplastered. Sixty-four have platforms and twenty reservoirs. Three are in ruins. Average dejffh of Water-supply. spring level 27 feet. The water is clear and sweet, and does not become turbid, being drawn by hand and in constant demand. Three wells have been cleaned since last inspec¬ tion. Estimates are prepared for extension of conduits and platforms, and for repair of wells. There are 26 sweepers employed on Rs. 3 each per mensem, supervised by two Mussalman jama- dars on Rs. 7 and Rs. 5 per mensem. The establishment sweeps the Conservancy establishment. streets and drains clear. The sweepings are then carried away from certain appointed places by a contractor. There are six extra-mural latrines. Each divided for the accommodation of the sexes. These enclosures are built of masonry, having seats along the walls, with opening Latrines. j-]ie wa]jSj behind each seat for the removal of earthen pans. Dry earth is stored and used. The sewage is trenched and buried near latrines. Two latrines were repaired since last inspection. Two places are appointed for the slaughter of animals ; both are unenclosed, but sanction has been obtained to wall in these places which are about 200 yards distant from Slaughter-houses. the town walls. These areas are now trenched for the burial of blood and droppings.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b3148928x_0184.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
