[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Eccles Borough.

  • Eccles (Greater Manchester, England). Borough Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Eccles Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ready and willing to deal with all matters brought to their notice, although in (juite a large number of cases, over-occupancy does increase ordinary wear and tear. It is some times difficult to find the necessary money for the work, but the department allows a reasonable amount of time in which to execute the repairs, and the Committee has, in some instances,done the work, and is permitting repayment in instalments over a period of years. INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The relief afforded by handing over to the Health Visitors the work of visiting the cases of infectious disease such as Measles, Chicken Pox, etc., has enabled the Sanitary Staff to concentrate upon other branches of the work. The number of cases of ‘ffiangerous” infectious diseases visited by the Inspectors was 213. The inquiry made includes an inspec- tion of the premises and, if necessary, an inspection and test of the drains of the house. - HOUSE REFUSE. The total weight of domestic refuse collected was 9,877 tons, 9 cwts., 3 qrs.—a decrease by 370 tons as compared with the ])re- vious year. Since 1921 there has been a steady and continuous reduction in weight, notwithstanding the increased number of houses and the extra fires consequent upon dual occupancy of so many of our houses. The whole of the refuse collected was disposed of at the Salvage Works, where practically the whole of the power required for Sewage pumping is provided by using the recovered cinders. The collection of house refuse is practically a regular weekly one—the total collections during the year being slightly more than 51. STREET SCAVENGING. There were removed from the road surfaces 1921 cart loads, and 985 hand-cart loads of refuse. The total number of street gully cleansings was 24,672, and the cleansings of sewer manhole ••'dirt tins” numbered 2,795. There were 1,740 tank loads of water used in street watering—every attempt being made to minimise the dust nuisance. SANITARY APPLIANCES. Practically every house is properly diained, and, with few exceptions, all are provided with efficient water closets. There are three houses with privy-pits and eight with earth-closets, but these