[Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health, Cannock U.D.C.

  • Cannock (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1896
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Credit: [Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health, Cannock U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1 ;ini Jtleaseil to ri'iun't that ovory i'casoi’iil)le facility ha^ Ijoou iiuulc hy the South Staflbnlshirc atcuuoiKs Coiupan_^, l)y extending their water inaiiis, to eiiahlc proiiertv owners to a{:c<.tinino(lat(' their tenants with a snllicient snji]'o wliolesoiiie wat('r. In various narts of the 1 tistriet eonsiderahh; progress has lieen made in tliis direction, whicli 1 am i)leased to say has resulted in a marked improvement of tlie cleanly and happy a])pearanee of the occupants and homes. \Vith the. (“xception oi a few isolated jiortioiis of the District, the ]iroperty owners have now the opportunity <'>t supplying th(‘ir tenants with water <lirect from the main, without having t<> resoi't to the unsatisfactory system of storage cistfu ns. ^Vitll i‘(‘gard to Canno(dv Wood, an outlying disti’ict, 1 have nothing to adil to the remarks in my previous Deport. 'I'he district is sulliciently supplied with water, of which .f have not receivtal any eom[»lainls. iiou.so Drainage Diu'ing the year inspections have heen maile throughout the I tistrict as to the general condition of House; Drainage, and upon such inspections have detectetl 4() nuisances arising from various structural defects, tin* particulars of which will lu* found under the heading of House I trainage in tin* statistics given. In many eases no system of ilrainage existed, ami the refu.se was [)oiued dowr. an open clianmd and left to liml its way into the .soil. Other nui.sances found were defective trap.s, stoppage of draims, and in several instances the drains were ill such a dilapidated condition, which nece.ssitati'd their le- construction. For the ahatementof these nuisances the usual notices were .served, and the works lecnmmended hv me .satisfactorily carrit'd out. During th.e year o'.) drains have lieen constructed, .u4 of which wen* connected with the main sewer.s, and .u with ces.s- jiools, which are recorded in the Drainage Dooks for referi'nee. d’he premi.ses to which drains have lieen laid and con- nected with the main .sewers are as follows: Houses ... ... ... Workshop ... ... ... ] Water Closets ... ... ... Accident Home ... ... ... | Figstyos ... ... ... .)| Stahles ... ... ... o Crinals ... ... ... .> — iDi)