[Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Cannock U.D.C.

  • Cannock (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1909
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Credit: [Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Cannock U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Rkfuse Tii’s ANu I’RivrKs.—The matter of Refuse Tips is now causing seia’ous ti-ouble. and before the present year closes others will have to be found. I would suggest that the gravel pit at Brooinhill might well be used as a tip for dry ashes, and so relieve the one at Terrace Road, Cbads- iMoor. Then again, there is no doubt the time has now arrived when the Council will have to strictly proliibit the erection of any houses having privies attached to them. 'I'here are two very strong reasons for this action being enforced, the first being the nuisance to the public caused by the necessity of carting away the wet refii.se in the daytime, and the .second the fact that removal of dry refuse not only costs considerably less in the matter of both time and tools, but it can be done at anytime. During the year 10,097 loads of refuse have been re- moved from 8,8'^4 houses, repre.scnling 4,d72 ashpits. One hundred and sixteen preliminary notices have been served upon owners of property to remedy .sanitary defects discovered in the course of my inspections. 'I'he premises referred to in the notices were subsequently revisited 7.~i6 reinspection.'^ Iiaving been made; 42 letters were wi'itten to owners urging compliance with notices; 76 statutory notices being sul).se(]uently served by your orders The e.xecution of the necessary works requiivd l»y these notices Imve been much facilitated by interviews I have had with ownets, asfents, or builders either at the projierties concerned, or at my office, most owners mani- festing a desire to comply with our reijuirements Thirty-one houses have been drained and connected to the main sewer. 257 yards of new glazed stoneware })ipes have beet; laid; al.so 69 new glazed stoneware gul- lies have been provided and fixed ; 21 choked drains have been opened and cleansed, man}’ of these being relaid, rep- resenting 40 houses; 15 defective drains have beeu re- paired or relaid 1 n 8H instances f hev have either repaired or rebuilt j)rivi*-s and ashpits, and in 32 cases new aslipits have been built. 17 new closets and ashpits have been substituted for dilapidated and insanitary ones, and 44 open ashpits have been repaired and covered in. 22 water closets have been substituted for foul privies ; K* stoneware sanitary sinks have l-een fixed in yilace of insanitary brick sink. There are 21- Rt*gistered and 8 Licensed Slaughter Houses in the Cannock District. 'I’lie inspection of these