[Report 1908] / Medical Officer of Health, Milton R.D.C.

  • Milton (Kent, England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1908
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Credit: [Report 1908] / Medical Officer of Health, Milton R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DETAILS OF REQUIREMENTS. Furniture, &c. (estimated cost £25). 1. —For the Two Wards (male and female) :—10 folding chairs, 8 bedside rugs, 2 tables, 4 screens, 5 fixed windows to be hinged to open. 2. —For the Day Shelters 10 folding chairs, 10 rug blankets. 3. —For the Administrative Block :—2 chests of drawers, 1 bedstead, 1 washhandstand, 2 folding chairs, 2 small chairs, 5 rugs, 1 table, 2 doors required in passage. Linen (estimated £50).—20 counterpanes, 40 blankets (top), 15 blankets (under), 50 sheets, 10 macintosh sheets, 24 draw sheets, 50 pillow cases, 24 hand towels, 12 bath towels, 6 round towels, 6 doctor’s towels, 6 table cloths, 24 dinner cloths, 24 locker cloths, 12 tea cloths, 12 glass cloths, 12 lavatory cloths, 12 dusters, 4 screen covers, 12 cushion covers, 6 table covers. Crockery (estimated at £5). APPENDIX C. REPOET UPON THE WATER SUPPLY OF I WADE PARISH. TO THE MILTON RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL. December, 1908. Mr. Chairman & Gentlemen, In accordance with your instructions I submit my Report on tlie Water Supply of I wade. The existing supply consists entirely of wells, mostly shallow or surface wells. Tliere are numerous complaints of the water—its abnormal hardness, that most supplies become cloudy at times, in some much deposit,” in others “ bad taste,” and in one “ a large amount of iron.” The well water is often not used for washing, rain water being relied upon. Several houses have no water supply, but are dependent upon the privilege (which can be taken away at any time) of using the wells belonging to other owners in the vicinity. The chief wells with the families dependent upon them for their water are as follows:— (I) Owner, Gascoyne, The Street Iwade. This we] 1 supplies the following families:—Willis, Sinclair, Hadlow, Marshall, Avery, Barnes, and Onion. This water was sent to Mr. Harvey (Public Analyst, of Canterbury), whose results entirely confirmed my own analysis. The figures are excessive in several respects, indicating organic impurity. An extraordinary amount of hardness is present in the water—48 degrees; 25 degrees permanent (that is remain after boiling). Mr. Harvey says the water is unfit for drinking