Dr. Thorne Thorne's report to the local government board on the sanitary condition of Wickford, in the rural sanitary district of Billericay, with special reference to a recent prevalence of diphtheria in the village.

  • Thorne, Richard Thorne.
Date:
1879
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Credit: Dr. Thorne Thorne's report to the local government board on the sanitary condition of Wickford, in the rural sanitary district of Billericay, with special reference to a recent prevalence of diphtheria in the village. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.

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    the grave conditions noted, suffice to prove that no further delay should be sanctioned in carrying out the steps necessary for the permanent abatement of those conditions. R. THORNE THORNE. July, 1879. Recommendations. 1. The Sanitary Authority should at once seek skilled advice as to the best method of providing Wickford village with efficient means of drainage, and this being determined, no unnecessary delay should occur in carrying out those means. 2. All privies causing nuisance should forthwith be dealt with as such, and replaced’by some form of closet which will not cause nuisance. In arriving at a conclusion as to which form of closet will best meet the requirements of the village, the Authority should consult the Report of the Local Government Board on the Means of Preventing Excrement Nuisances in Towns and Villages.