[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Cosford (Union) R.D.C.

  • Cosford (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Cosford (Union) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2» RIVERS and streams. The condition of the River Brett at Lavenham has greatly improved since the completion of the new sev/er and v/orks, and the connection thereto of drainage which previously found its way to the river. It is anticipated that the Bildeston v/orks will he completed in a few months with a subsequent improvement in the condition of the river in this village, and it is to be hoped that the Boxford installation Yi^ill be finished without a great deal of further delay. 3. (i) CLOSET ACCOMMODATION. As reported on page 7$ half of the houses in the parish of Lavenham have W.C*s., and more conversions are continually taking place. In the parish of Bildeston, a number of schemes of conversion have been approved and will soon be put into operation; in Boxford it is hoped that during the next twelve months it will be possible to start on similar work. Ovmers in these three parishes have been greatly encouraged to carry out conversions by the decision of the Council to make a grant towards the cost of this work. In the remainder of the district the great majority of the houses have pail closets, although there are a few privy vaults. A collection of nightsoil is carried out twice weekly in the parishes of Lavenham, Bildeston, Boxford and Kersey, and as the carrying out of closet conversions in the first three parishes lessens the demand for this service it may be possible to extend it to other villages. The vehicle engaged on this work is also employed upon the emptying of cesspools within the District. Assistance is also given to the Hadleigh U.D.C., a weekly nightsoil collection being carried out in respect of a small number of pail closets remaining in that area; arrangements can also be made to empty private cesspools v/ithin the Urban District. (ii) PUBLIC CLEANSING. This service v/as continued during 1951 with a weekly collection in Lavenham, Boxford and Bildeston; a fortnightly collection in Aldham, Elmsett, Monks Eleigh, Brent Eleigh, Hitcham, Brettenham and Layham, and a monthly collection in the remainder of the District. The amount of refuse removed continued to increase and it v/as found that,whereas at the inception of the scheme most of the smaller villages could be cleared with one load, it was now necessary to return for a second or even third load. A certain amount of paper and metals are salvaged for subsequent disposal. (iii) SANITARY INSPECTION C.b' THE AREA. Mr. Nine has supplied the following tabular statement:- Number of visits Public Health and Housing Acts .. .. .. Housing Act, 19499 (Grant-aided Improvements) .. «. .. Tents, Vans and Sheds .. .. .. .. .. .. Factories .. ., .. ,, .. ., ,. Shops and food premises .. .. .. .. .. ., .. Dairies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Water Samples .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Re existing water mains .. .. .. .. .. .. .. New Y/ater scheme .. .. .. «• .. .. .. .. Private water supplies .. .. .. •• .. •• •• Refuse Collection .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Salvage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Nightsoil .. .. .. .. •• .. .. .. After Infectious Disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Disinfestation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Bakehouses .« .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Slaughterhouses and meat inspections .. .. .. .. .. Schools .. .. ,. .. .. .. ., .. Public Houses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Housing Sites .. .. .. ,. ,. ., .. .. Housing Management ,. .. .. .. ,. .. .. Nev/ Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• Byelaws and Planning, etc. .. .. .. .. .. .. Alterations to existing buildings .. .. .. .. «. Requisitioned property .. .. .. .. .. ., .. New drainage .. .. .. .. ., ., .. .. Sewers .. .. ., ,. .. ,, .. Sewage disposal ?/orks *, .. .. .. .. .. .. Re closet conversions .. .. .. ., .. .. .. Re house numbering .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Petroleum .. ., ,, ,, ,, ., .. Explosives .. .. ,* ,, ,. .. .. - 0 -