[Report 1902] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough.

  • West Bromwich (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1902
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Credit: [Report 1902] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    year. His Majesty’s Inspector of Canal Boats paid liis customary annual visit, and expressed his satisfaction at the manner the work was being carried out. INFECTIOUS DISEASES. As already indicated, the work thrown upon the department owing to the incidence of scarlet fever has been unusually heavy. No fewer than 1,133 cases of disease were investigated and reported on. In only one instance was objection taken as regards removal to the Infectious Diseases Hospital, and it became necessary to obtain a magistrates’ order for removal, whereupon the parents waived their objection. Owing to the great carelessness manifested in the matter of exposure of infected persons in the public streets, two prosecutions were instituted, the defendants being’ fined in each instance. REMOVAL OF NIGHTSOIL AND DRY REFUSE. New tenders having had to be obtained for the removal of nightsoil, some of the contracts were renewed at slightly increased rates, the total cost of the removal of the contents of privies and ashpits being £3,101 12s. 2d. The number of emptyings of privies was 8,231, and of dry ash¬ pits 1,433. The cost of removal of the contents of dust bins by the staff of the Council was £483 18s. lid., the total number of dust bins now on the list being 2,710, as compared with 1,948 last year; but a considerable proportion of the new dust bins have been provided in connection with the privy conversions, and in these cases have been put on the contra lists of the respective contractors, in accordance with the terms of the new contracts. I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, H. H. SPEARS, Assoc. San. Inst., Chief Sanitary Inspector. 1st January, 1903.