[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Bilston Borough.

  • Bilston (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Bilston Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Cons'ierable dirfioulty has been experidneod in canryinc out nocGSsany repairs to property. This has boon duo Oc c-oriG extent to the shortage and heavy cost of materials tout mainly to tho scarcity of laboiu?e Many of the houses in the Borough arc old and wornout and cannot bo properly rc-conditioncd© I estimate that there ai’o approximately 1,400 houses which are unfit for habitaticn by reason of disrepair and sanitary defects and ov/ing to the:.'? age. and general conditions can onl^r be dealt with deuolitior.o .incLU'jed ill this number are 803 houses which were in the 1933-38 Bluie Olcaranoo Programme. There are approximately 1200 hOLiscr: which are not in all respects fit for habitation by’- reason of disrepair and aanitar;^’' defects© These houses at present are not iinflt for habitation but their condition is gradually becoming worse© There are approximately 1,300 houses which are in a reasonable state of repair but which are v/ithout proper sanitary ammenities. REMOV/lL of HObdii: and TR/iDB refuse. The followi7vg table gives details of lands and weights of 10fuse removed and disposed of by the Cleansing Lepartmeiit during -,-carj- p.vy Refuse. I r/Gt Roi'uaoo Tliutchoivii g- | T0T4L . J ^ toner' i-lbc'ldv C Fonsir .C’JO.d.'l i > cds tons Motors Carts© :j 44CC 0 1816.' f ' : 6607« 1 1354. r“ - 299 223 74 1 53 4405. 2139 6607 1630 TOTAL. 6221. 7961. 299. 223. 74 ' r* r- 5o C3.94. 0237 The number of loads disposed of at the controlled hi]:’ was 689o. In addition 4,356 loads have been brought to the tip by t:rados:'xeno Trade and shop refuse 1770 loads. Butchers & Fishmongers Offal 965 loads, and Miscellaneous 1621 loads* COLLECTION. The number of loads and the tonnage collected shows a marked reduction as compared with the previous year. This is duetto the fact that muchof the material formerly placed in the ashbins is now collected as Salvage* f Alterations in tho staff since the outbreak of war^and the large amount of extra duties required in connection with Salvage* have made it necessary to’take part of tho vehicles from the work of refiiSG collection. There are novi/ only three mot or ^vehicles and tvjo horses and carts engaged on this work^ This.couplied with laboui':’ difficulties has meant that it is now only possible to maintain an 8 daily collection of bins in two districts and a ten or towelVG daily collection in the other two dlstricttS©^ The vehicles are old and there have been many difficulties in obtaining the execution of necessary repairs. DISPQS/tL , ,, All dry refuse is disposed of at the controlled tip at the lunt* TliC class of refuse now being doalt with is much better than it was previous to tho war> duo to the fact that a largo amount of v/asto material is recovered and being utilis’od as salvage. • . Considerable difficulty is experienced in preventing acceso to the tip and much damage has boon done during the yerftr® The fencing has been destroyed and it is impossible to prevenc unauthorised persons tipping on tho controlled tip* Thiis practice is increasing and adds to tho difficulty of disposal© A special report on the work of Salvage has been submaittod by the Salvage Officer, Mr.G.E.S* Sheldon, v;ho has carl’l.od out valuable v;ork in this direction. , I am, Yoior Obedient s^*vant, _