[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Nelson Borough.

  • Nelson (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1941
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Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Nelson Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HOSPITAL PROVISION. General hospital accommodation remains as previously reported. SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES. Meteorological Conditions. Records of readings taken at the Meteorological Station show that rain fell on 209 days, the total annual rainfall being 34.35 inches (38.68 inches in 19401), the wettest month being October and the driest June. Bright sunshine was recorded on 272 days, totalling 1103.7 hours—a daily average of 3.0 hours (3.5 hours in 1940). The mean temperature for the year was 46.4°. Water Supply. There was no change in the source of public supply but during the year negotiations to acquire the Gold well Inn and Farm have been expedited so as to remove the last danger cf pollution from such a source in the Coldwell catchment area. [On the 1st August, 1942, the owners closed the premises as an inn and it is anticipated that the farming, already reduced by the owners, will cease altogether in the verv near future.] The average daily consumption of water was 1,919,959 gallons (which includes the compensation water discharge from the Coldwell Reservoir), averaging 39.1 gallons per head. There was no curtailment of the supply during 1941. Routine tests are carried out by the Water Engineer to ascertain the purity of the water and samples are submitted at regular intervals for complete analysis and examination. In 9 rows of houses old joint service pipes were replaced by new mains with separate service pipes to each house and since the inception of this scheme 421 rows of houses have been dealt with. Drainage and Sewerage. There has been no change during the year. Rivers and Streams. The provisions of the Rivers Pollution Acts are adminis¬ tered by the Ribble Joint Committee. Closet Accommodation. Number of Privv Middens (in town) . 1 Number of Pail Closets. 46 Number of Fresh Water Closets . 4820 Number of Waste Water Closets . 7895 Number of Dry Ashpits, excluding middens . 20 Number of Portable Receptacles for refuse . 12320