[Report 1898] / Medical Officer of Health, Darwen Borough.

  • Darwen (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1898
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: [Report 1898] / Medical Officer of Health, Darwen Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following List compares the Sanitary Conveniences with the previous year. 1897. 1898. Increase. Decrease. Houses .. 8227 ... ... 8391 ...... 164 .. .... Wash Stands 740 ... 788 , 48 .. .... — Water Closets 759 ... 804 , 45 .. .... — Baths 524 ... 580 56 .. ,.... — Ash Pits 508 ... 462 46 .. ,.... — Pails .. 6962 ... ... 6968 6 .. ,.... — Cesspools 89 ... 76 13 Waste Water Closets .... 760 ... 963 203 .. ,.... — Ashtubs .. 5457 ... ... 6741 1284 .. Urinals 75 ... 76 1 .. .... —- Dust Bins 49 ... 62 ...... 13 .. ,.... — Back to Back Houses .... 37 ... 37 .... — Cellar Dwellings 14 ... 14 — Latrines 31 ... 36 5 .. — Sanitary Office, Darwen, December 14th, 1898. To the Medical Officer of Health I beg to report on the Sanitary condition, etc., of the premises mentioned below, and where cases of Typhoid Fever have occurred. 6, RILEY STREET. Michael Docherty, age 18, removed to Hospital on December 9th. Premises—• 2 living rooms and 2 bedrooms. Occupants—man, wife and 11 children (ages ranging from 18 years to 1 week, both sexes). Drainage of house1, fair. Pail closet, some dis- tance from house. Ash-tub. House rendered damp on account of high ground at gable end. Water supply, Sunnyhurst. Milk, no1 regular supply.