[Report 1894] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax R.D.C.

  • Halifax (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1894
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Credit: [Report 1894] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of sancl, aiul also cowrcd witli six or cisilit inches of the same material (»ii the lowc'r iilter-hed to thoroughly [)iirify and oxidize the pai'tially filtered sewage before it passed into the sfream. Scavenging^. The privy-middens, &e., are cleansed by the tenants ; this, of eourse, means that tlieir contents accmnulate until they are wanted on the land, or until a reasonable offer can be obtained for them. The arrangement is ^'ely unsatisfactory, and in Clifton especially is in urgent need of alteration. In this ])art of the district it was, at one time during the year, resolved to conti'act for the eni])tying of privy-middens, and tenders were advertised for ; the cost, however, turned out to be much greater than anticipated, and the matter was dropped. This is to be regretted, for cost should be a secondary consideration in a matter of this kind, which so directly affects the public health. I would earnestly suggest that a trial be made of the system, not only in Clifton but in Skircoat—the two most densely populated parts of 3mur district—for I d(^ not think the st^stem has ever been abandoned after once being adopted, and I am certain from the numerous complaints which have reached me through your Inspector that the ratepa^mrs would support the contract system after once having experienced its benefits.