[Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health, Warrington County Borough.

  • Warrington (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1896
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Credit: [Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health, Warrington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Town Hall, Warrington, March 17th, 1897. To JOHN H. GOKNALL, Esq., J.P., Medical Officer of Health for the Borough. Sir, I have the honour to submit to you my Annual Keport of the work performed in this department during the year 1896. Table No. 1. Nuisances reported on Pail Closets, Ashplaces, and Ashtub Covers , . ... ... ... ... 445 Notices served ... ... ... ... ... 41 Nuisances standing unabated ... ... ... 14 Table No. 2. SMOKE NUISANCES. The following observations have been taken, with the following results:— Number of observations taken for a period of 30 minutes ... 25 Observations taken and no Nuisance created ... ... ... ]6 Cases reported to the Sanitary Works Committee for offences against the 91st Section of the Public Health Act, 1875 ... 9 Notices served by order of Sanitary Works Committee to abate Nuisances arising from the emission of dense black smoke 9 Amount of penalties imposed by Sanitary Committee ... £\ 10s. Table No. 3. Public Urinals ... ... ... ... ... 24 Closets on Midden System ... ... ... ... 205 Old Midden Closets converted to Pail System ... — Water Closets (about) ... ... ... ... 400 Water Closets converted to Pail System ... ... — Closets on Pail System ... ... ... 11,642 Pail Closets converted to Water Closets ... ... 0