[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Peterborough R.D.C.

  • Peterborough (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1960
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Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Peterborough R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    r * l-'lans under Building Byelaws. 209 plans were submitted under Building Byelaws compared with 181 in 1959. A large number of these were for new dwellings, particularly in the Parishes of Glinton, Helpston and Ncrthborough and this reflects the rapid growth of the district. Public Cleansing. (a) Cesspool Emptying, The scheme again ran smoothly, apart from a few occasions when the vehicle was off the road for repairs, but considering it is ten years old, it still gives g'od service. The number of tanks emptied during the year was 617. Of these, 260 wore at Council houses, 5 in adjoining districts and 352 at private houses in this district, distributed as follows Ails worth 3 Castor 18 Deeping Gate 18 Ett on 6 Eye 33 Glinton 79 Helpston 32 Marholm 19 Maxey 20 Newborough 28 Ncrthborough 79 Peakirk 10 Sutton U Upton 2 The tanker has also been used for flushing sewers and drains and the emptying of sumps at sewerage pumping stations. (b) Night Soil Collection. The Council ceased collecting night soil in i.ilsworth and Castor on March 31st. The work is being carried on privately to cater for the few properties still with pail closets. The Council gave notice of termination of the service at Glinton as from March 31st. i960 and this will be followed shortly by similar notice for Etton, Helpston and Peakirk. Few complaints were received during the year. (c) Refuse Collection. The collection of house refuse is carried out fortnightly by contract. Few complaints were received, but several householders objected to the fact that paper and cardboard are not collected under the terms of the contract. Drainage and Sewerage Disposal. The scheme for Deeping Gate was completed at the end of the year and a few houses were connected up. 90% of properties in Glinton are now connected to the sewers and there remain only 17 to have pail closets convortcd to W.C.’s. There remain only 27 properties at i.ilsworth and Castor to be connected to the sewer and 33 (excluding those scheduled for slum clearance) to have pail closets converted to W.C.’s.