[Report 1906] / Medical Officer of Health, Wisbech U.D.C. / Borough.

  • Wisbech (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1906
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Credit: [Report 1906] / Medical Officer of Health, Wisbech U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    lection has bean well carried cub. I nave frequently visited the various parts of the district anu found the Town during the past year has been kept, m aver nealtxiy ana cleanly condition: the sanitary requirements gener¬ ally nave been well looked alter, ana special attention has teen giveii to the Cowsheds* Milk bncps and siaughter houses, all oi vuxi on nave been kept in a better ooxidit ion than xomerly. Tne drainage of the Town, taken as a whole, has been satis a.; tory, ooth the snail and tne larger urains having worked fairly well: during nowever the very not weather, m different part5 cx tne Town the ar*ains became somewnat offensive, das to tme want of water m the guliey traps: as soon as 101.plamts were nade, flushing ox these ana tue larger drams prove 1 very effective m removing tAie nuisance ana I cannot too strongly aavj.se tne periodical 1 lusniug 01 the sewers, especially during the summer months. a me 3 nowever* the erection cl so nan/ ven¬ tilators, exceedingly lew complaints nave been made to me oi the escape o 1. sewer gas• 1*110 .west important natter -n connect 10.1 vvitii the drainage oi the Town, is# tne condition oi tn3 •.-.am Power which, m consequence 01 its choked condit±on,must have your very serious attention: thxs, together 'with the repaving oi sone oi the xain streets should ue tne cnief 003ect3 m vie. during tne coming year • Tne supply oi . arnam water continues to be all tnat can 1 3 desired ana. it 13 rapidly becoming the only water supply to tne Town. The number of Births during the year was 240, ccmpar 3d with 223 in the previous year: of t,xese 113 were males and 123 deoils giving a bufa rate oi 22 per 1000: t.ms 13 the largest nm.Le#. 01 cirtiis that has been recoraed uuriiig the last 10 years. Tne number of deaths t.uat were registered during tne year was 153 compared with 14b last year, giving the slightly mcreas ed uiatii rat3 for tne borough of 15.3 per 10on, but suen a death rate obviously snews tne very healthy connitiun of t*. 1.3 aistrict, wni 1st txie asathc tiuL ola age shew a very large