[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Rotherham County Borough.
- Rotherham (England). County Borough Council
- Date:
- 1925
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Rotherham County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![CLOSET ACCOMMODATION. In the following statement, details are given of the closet accommodation in the Borough :—- Privies : Within the drainage area Used chiefly for dry ashes Outside the Drainage Area Pai] ( losats a ctia ’—^ a w o v l o ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• • o • (Many of these are of a temporary character and are used in con¬ nection with vans and sheds used for human habitation). Waterclosets. Waste waterclosets ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 21 Trough closets (with automatic flushing cisterns) ... ... ... ... 516 (In addition to these many of the schools and factories are provided with trough closets). The remainder of the closet accommodation consists of ordinary water closets with 2 gallon flushing cisterns and is approximately 12,970. The majority of the privies are situated outside the drainage area in the rural parts of the Borough. Very few of those within the drainage area are in populous centres, and the conversion of several is under consideration. Table VI gives a statement of the rate of conversions. 48 17 173 -238 31 SCAVENGING. The cleansing of privies and cesspools and the removal and disposal of house refuse are undertaken by the department of the Borough Engineer. Privies in the Urban parts of the Borough are emptied about every three or four weeks. Those in the rural parts are emptied about every eight weeks. Pail closets, fixed ashpits, and movable bins, are emptied weekly, and cesspools about every ten days. About 52 per cent, of the dry refuse is burned at the Destructor and 48 per cent, is “ tipped/’ Of privy refuse, 76 per cent, is taken by farmers, and the re¬ maining 24 per cent, is burned at the Destructor.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30042574_0024.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
