[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Witham U.D.C.

  • Witham (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Witham U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    improvised diversionary methods by permanent drainage will lead to a serious view being taken of any recurrence of pollution. No. River affected (Brain 1. ] Brain [Brain 2. Brain Polluting substance. Thiocyanate and Tar Acids. Thiocyanate and Tar Acids. Thiocyanate and Tar Acids. Oil. Brain Zinc and Iron. 3. 4. 5. Brain Zinc and Iron. V Brain Zinc, iron, sulphates and coal dust. Blackwater (tributary) Oil, zinc, iron and copper. Public Cleansing Of the Public Cleansing services, that of Street Scavenging, in¬ cluding sweeping, road gritting, snow clearing and gully emptying, is carried out by the Essex County Council and Urban Council Highways Departments. During the year, the Council had reason to express dis¬ satisfaction with the state of cleanliness of the County roads in the area, and negotiations were proceeding in December for improvement in this respect. The Council also considered and approved a scheme for the provision of litter bins throughout the district. The remaining services, refuse collection and disposal, and salvage recovery, are administered by the Council’s Public Health Department. Details are given below. In addition, the Council approved in June, a suggestion that the Department should undertake cesspool and gully emptying, sewer flushing and (if necessary) street washing and pail closet emptying, and for these purposes ordered a multi-purpose vehicle. This vehicle with two interchangable bodies, will also allow the improvement and maintenance of the district refuse collection service, to cope with expected development during the next few years. It is hoped that the improved service will be in operation by Sept¬ ember, 1950. REFUSE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL Collection. The routine collection of house refuse from the whole of the Urban District has been maintained throughout the year without major interruption. Weekly collection is carried out, except in some rural parts of the area from which a fortnightly collection is made from about 250 houses. —27—
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