[Report 1891-1899] / Medical Officer of Health, Thorne R.D.C.
- Thorne (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1899
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1891-1899] / Medical Officer of Health, Thorne R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![RECOMMENDATION S. To attain a reasonable sanitary condition the attention of the Rural District Council of Thorne is invited to the following matters :— 1. To proceed with the closure of shallow wells used for domestic purposes, and found to be contaminated. 2. To provide with as little delay as possible an adequate supply of pure and wholesome wrater in the populous parts of the district. 3. To provide efficient sewerage and sewage disposal for the town of Thorne, with the necessary house connections made in accordance with the by-laws. [Attention should also be given to the other populous centres in a like manner.] 4. To enforce a better method of privy construction with a view to keeping the contents dry, and securing the most frequent and cleanly removal in populous parts. To this end the privy should be made as small as practicable, and covered in. Its sides and bottom should he made of impervious material, and the bottom should be about three inches above the level of the surrounding ground. It should he so contrived that the excrement may be daily covered with ashes. Both the privy and ashpit should be properly ventilated, and the former should be lighted by a small window. All privies which, by their construction, situation, or condition, are a source of dangerous nuisance, should without further delay be dealt with as such. In confined and more populous parts the pail-closet might be adopted. It is desirable that every new house should have its own con¬ venience, and where the sewers are efficient, and an adequate supply of water is at hand, water-closets may be used with advantage. 5. To undertake the scavenging of household refuse in Thorne, Hatfield, and Stainforth, and thereby bring this most important measure under the immediate supervision and control of the Sanitary Authority. 6. To cause the courts and yards in the populous parts to be paved with impervious material, so as to facilitate cleansing, and prevent fouling of soil adjacent to dwellings. 7. To adopt and rigidly enforce Regulations with respect to Dairies and Cowsheds.* 8. To enforce the by-laws of the district with regard to Slaughterhouses and Common Lodging-houses. 9. To cause all defective dwellings to be repaired, and to close those unfit for habitation, and afterwards have them demolished where they continue as a nuisance. 10. To provide a suitable hospital with the necessary adjuncts. Wakefield, January, 1900. JAMES ROBT. KAYE, County Medical Officer. Since this Report was put in type, Regulations have been adopted, dated 21-2-00.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30185142_0031.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
