[Report 1902] / Medical Officer of Health, Rothbury U.D.C.

  • Rothbury (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1902
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Credit: [Report 1902] / Medical Officer of Health, Rothbury U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    provided. That at Ramage’s has been renewed, and drain opened out. The ash-middens at head of town, Providence Lane, and Pagon’s cottages were emptied out after notice, and kept better since. Drainage is needed at the Knock Law and R. Pagon’s. Ash-midden, manure midden, and spouting at Queen’s Head are all needed. Partly owing to the fact, that 5 houses are now being built beside the river, below the outlet of the sewer, also complaints of residents and visitors, your Board have decided to take the purification of the sewage in hand, and re-lay the main north sewer which is obsolete. The matter has been placed in the hands of a good practical sanitary engineer. This will be a very great benefit and improvement, when carried out. Your new inspector is regularly and systematically going over the different parts of the district, with very decidedly good results. The Water supply to the Town, has been good, except on a few specially busy days, when 3 houses at the head of it,were without water great part of 2 days. A deputation of owners and residents, from that part of the outlying district, above the level of the present reservoir, waited upon the Board, asking for a supply. The Water Company were communicated with, who replied that they could not get one of the Tosson spiings suitable for joining their present pipes and reservoir. They were willing to sell their present undertaking to the Board, at its cost price. I am indebted to Mr. Bertram, of Cragside, for the following table of rainfall &c. MONTHS. INCHES. JANUARY 1T3 FEBRUARY 2T6 MARCH 1-52 APRIL 1-84 MAY 3-60 JUNE 2 28 JULY 2-58 AUGUST 1 53 SEPTEMBER 1 45 OCTOBER 2 TO NOVEMBER 2-38 DECEMBER TOTAL 5-38 28 05 This is about 6 inches less than our average of 34 inches. There were 184 wet days, and only 1259 hours of bright sunshine, as against 1G78 of last year. Your obedient servant , t • F. BARROW, Medical Officer of Health.