[Report 1928] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochester City and Port.
- Rochester (Kent, England). City and Port Authority.
- Date:
- 1928
Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1928] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochester City and Port. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![It may be of interest to mention that in the past 20 years about 190 insanitai cottages in the City have been demolished. Many of these consisted of 2 or 3 roon each, and since their demolition no dwellings of such limited capacity have been bui although there is always a demand for such accommodation by aged couples, widov and small families in poor circumstances. SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS 609 premises other than those referred to under Housing Act Inspections wei dealt with during the year for defects and insanitary conditions, and in the san period a total of 2,207 improvements of various kinds were effected at properties j the City. Only a very small percentage of these properties was brought to the notic of the Health Committee by formal report, this indicating that as in past yea informal communications sent to owners bring considerable measure of success. ] this work as in other branches of our duties every possible assistance is given to thoi affected by Health Department demands, and in most cases this is recognised 1 those concerned taking action before statutory demands become necessary. T1 amount of Drainage work carried out was again comparatively small, but at the er of the year there was every indication that there would soon be a great change : that respect. In a considerable number of cases the abolition of cesspools will n mean merely diversion of the drains to the sewers but more or less complete re-coi struction of drainage and in many instances the sanitary fittings associated with i In cases where the existing drains can be connected to the sewers without alteratu the supervision of the work is being carried out by the Drainage Department, in tl direction of which I am acting jointly with the City Surveyor, but where comple re-construction of house drainage is being undertaken, supervision of the work whi in progress is being carried out by the Health Department Staff. Details of improvements effected follow :— Houses re-drained 21 Defective drains repaired 19 Drains unstopped and cleansed 209 New ventilated soilpipes fixed ... 3 New ventshafts fixed 17 Privies abolished and replaced by W.C.’s 2 New W.C. apartments built 10 W.C.’s provided with new pans and traps 48 W.C.’s provided with flushing apparatus 20 W.C. fittings repaired and cleansed 42 New Urinal built ... 1 New cesspools dug ... 2 Cesspools enlarged ... I Cesspools repaired ... 12 Old Cesspools filled in 10 New sinks fixed 34 Trapped wastepipes fixed 74 New lavatory basins fixed 6 Water Tests applied ... 119 Smoke Tests applied MISCELLANEOUS 70 No. of houses closed ... 17 No. of houses demolished • •• 6 Water supply laid on in houses • •• 13 Roofs repaired ... 93 Guttering or downpipes provided or repaired 55 Rain Water pipes disconnected from drain ••• 2](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30038789_0016.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
