[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Dolgellau / Dolgelley U.D.C.

  • Dolgellau (Wales). Urban District Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Dolgellau / Dolgelley U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    produce any material pollution. CLOSET ACCOMMODATION. The great majority of the houses have separate water closets with proper flushing apparatus. Water Closets bib Conservancy system 1U The dry closets are on the outskirts ot the town, and their con- tents are disposed of in the gardens. PUBLIC CLENSING. Scavenging is done by contract, and the house retuse collected twice a week by a motor lorry during the morning. I have repeatedly called the attention ot the Council to the need of a covered lorry to be used. The receptacles used by some of the inhabitants are altogether unsatisfactory. The old boxes, hampers, pails, etc., at present seen in use, are most objectionable. These receptacles should be made of galvanised iron with well-fitting metallic covers to insure protection from the sun and air. A satisfactory solution will not be reached until the Local Authority provides and maintains standard ash-bins in place of boxes, pails, etc., in common use. The refuse is taken to a tip provided by the Council about a mile outside the town along the Talyllyn Koad. A constant enaeavour is being made by the Council’s staff to effect controlled tipping, but an open tip used by contractors, shop-keepers, etc., is objection- able, unsightly, and a bad advertisement to the town. SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA. Total number of notices issued 4 number complied with 4 Total number of informal notices issued 4 complied with 4 Total number of new houses completed U Number of plans—new houses, buildings U Visits to bakehouses 4 Number of notices re defects U Number of visits to milk shops U Number of notices re defects1 U