[Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Castleford U.D.C.

Castleford (England). Urban District Council.

Date:: 1939

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Credit: [Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Castleford U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Public Sv/imming Bat] tis Presumptive Free ( No. ■ • Date B.Coli in 100 ml. of water p.H. Value . Chlorine in 1,000,000 psrts of water Remarks 2. 17th.Apr. None Not stated Not stated 3. 25th,Apr. None 6.0 0.3 4. do. 1 6.0 0.3 1 5. 16th.May 13 5.8 None Unsatisfactory 6. 27th.June None 6.3 0.3 7. 31st.July None 6.0 None One sample v/as taken in C'^urchfield Lcnne for chemical analysis, which gave the follov/ing results Total Solid Matters l8,0 Chlorine (combined) ... 1.6 Nitrites ... None Nitrogen as Nitrates... 0.275 Free Ammonia 0.0028 Albuminoid Ammonia ... 0.0021 Lead, Copper, Zinc ... None Public Cleansing and Transport. All figures given under this heading refer to the year ended 31st.March,1940. Ov/ing to the outbreak of war, and the consequent need to recover v/aste material for re-use in war supplies, close attention was paid in the latter part of the year to the Department's salvage scheme. The results of the methods adopted will be found in the report for 1940. Costings. Refuse Collection and Disposal. Refuse collected during the year was as follows;- Direct Labour Tons Cv/ts Ashbins and Dry Ashpits 19136 5 Ashpits (v/et) 697 16 Shop refuse 901 9 Cesspools 3686 5 Contractors Ashbins and Dry Ashpits 2519 Ashpits (wet) 30 — Total 26970 1—1 The cost of this Yms £7255o !• HI The refuse v/as disposed of as follov;ss- At the various tips 24,440 tons including soil for covering at a cost of £926, 5« At the Destructor 4130 tons were disposed of at a cost of £502. 18. 2d.