[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Lampeter Borough.

  • Lampeter (Wales). Borough Council.
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Lampeter Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE AREA. Water : There is a satisfactory supply in the Borough both in quality and quantity. Samples are taken monthly. Rivers and Streams : No action was found necessary. Drainage and Sewerage : Sewerage : The drainage of the Town runs into the Creuddyn and thence to the Teify, and a dilution of 1 part of the effluent with 600 parts of the fully oxygenated water is satisfactory. Closet Accommodation : In Town :— Number of W.C.’s used in common Number of conversions from Privies to W.C.’s ... Number of Water Closets (fresh water cistern flushed) Number of Waste Water and Hand-flushed Closets Number of Midden Privies (Dry Closets with fixed receptacles) Number of Pail Closets with moveable receptacles Number of Water Closets used in common and Closet over stream Number of various kinds of closets and cesspools which are situated on where the public sewer is not available for comnection :— Number of W.C.’s (fresh water cistern flushed) Number of Cesspools Number of Pail Closets with moveable receptacles Number of Closets over stream Number of Elsan Closets ... Number of Water Closets, Cesspools, Pail Systems and Elsan Closets in Number of Water Closets (fresh water cistern flushed) ... Number of Cesspools Number of Elsan Closets Number of Pail Closets with moveable receptacle the verge of the Town Country District:— 0 1 2 749 3 2 1 6 5 10 1 13 12 2 21 2 Pail Closets were converted into W.C.’s with Cesspools. Scavenging: House and Street Refuse collected twice weekly and destroyed by incineration. Household tins collected fortnightly. Sanitary Inspection of Area : Number of Inspections of Dwelling Houses Number of Inspections of Dairies and Cowsheds Number of Inspections of Milk Carts ... Number of Inspections of Workshops and Bakehouses ... Number of Inspections of Slaughter Houses Number of Inspections of Meat Shops and Meat Carts Number of Inspections of Schools Number of Houses visited upon Notification of Infectious Diseases Number of Plouses disinfected after Infectious Diseases ... Number of Houses disinfected upon request Number of Inspections of the Reservoir Number of Inspections of Capeli Water Shed Number of Inspections of Refuse Tip Number of Inspections of open Sewer ditches ... Number of Inspections of Mart Premises Number of Inspections of Public Park Number of Water Inspections Inspections of Public Conveniences Number of Inspections of Fish Shops ... Olwen Pump House Number of Rats Caught 36 30 Almost Daily. 72 Daily. Daily. 24 2 2 Daily. 12 112 12 Almost Daily. 62 780 Almost Daily. 62 26 776 A part-time Rodent operator has been Inspector. appointed, who is under the supervision of the Sanitary Notices Served Under the Public Health Acts : Number of Informal Notices served Number of Informal Notices complied with Number of Statutory Notices served ... Number of Sta tutory Notices complied with 4 4 3 2 New Buildings : The following is a summary of the Plans of New Houses approved by you and of the inspections made by the Buildings Inspector during the Year :— Number of Plans of New Buildings approved of ... ... ... ... ... 13 Number of Plans of Alterations and Additions to Buildings approved of ... ... ... 13 Number of Inspections of Dampcourses ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Number of Inspections of concrete underneath floors ... ... ... ... ... Nil Number of Inspections of Drains ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 36 Number of Inspections and tested on completion ... ... ... ... ... 6 Length of New Drains tested and inspected on completion ... ... ... ... 212'X 4 Smoke Abatement : None. Premises and Occupations which can be Controlled by Byelaws or Regulations : None. Schools : All the Schools are provided with Water Closets and adequately supplied with fresh water for flushing purposes. Rag Flocks Act, 1911 and 1928 : No action.