Report of the City Health Department / City of Winnipeg.

  • Winnipeg (Man.). Health Department.
Date:
[1935]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Report of the City Health Department / City of Winnipeg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Notices served under the above heading were as follows: To provide garbage cans and covers __ 1,482 To provide receptacles for incombustible refuse ... 238 To provide or repair manure bins ._ 203 To provide receptacles for ashes .... 189 To provide receptacles for paper .. 154 2,266 Scavenging—We' received only 204 complaints relating to non-re¬ moval of garbage. This reflects credit on the work of the Scavenging Division. On investigation of complaints, we frequently find that house¬ holders are themselves responsible by improper methods of storage, etc. If, for some reason, removal has been overlooked, a phone call or memo to the Scavenging Division is given immediate attention. The indiscriminate dumping of manure on vacant lots and on lanes has increased. In a few cases we were able to trace the offenders but in most instances we were unable to do so. We had to appeal to the Scavenging Division to have the material removed, especially where it had been deposited on lanes. Memos were sent to the Scavenging Division as follows: cleaning of contractors’ closets, 26; removal of ashes, 2; removal of tins and other refuse, 5; cleaning of pit closets, 1; removal of refuse from vacant lot, 1; removal of dead animal, 1; a total of 36. Contractors’ Closets—There were 72 permits issued during the year; 165 inspections and re-inspections were made; and 57 notices were is¬ sued to have closets repaired or cleaned. Feed and Sale Stables—Permits were issued for 13 of these and 225 inspections were made. During the fly season special supervision is maintained in the matter of manure removal. Private Stables—There were 567 inspections made of these prem¬ ises, mostly during summer. Repairs, alterations and improvements were made in several stables. In one case the building was closed as insanitary. Keeping of Animals—Occasionally we come across horses, cows, hogs, sheep, goats, and other animals, kept in non-descript sheds. In most cases, our attention is directed on account of nuisances. The un¬ dernoted serves to show the instances in which action was taken dur¬ ing the year. Cows and other cattle kept in insanitary sheds, etc. _ 33 Cows and other cattle kept too close to dwellings _ 2 Horses kept in insanitary sheds, etc. _ 53 Hogs, unlawfully keeping ___ 3 Animals kept in dwellings __ 32 123 Poultry—We received an unusually large number of complaints relative to the keeping of poultry and pigeons. In a number of in¬ stances we were called upon to regulate the number of fowl kept, in¬ sanitary condition of yards and pens; and in the case of pigeons, nuis¬ ances caused by these birds roosting on roofs, etc. In this connection the following conditions were also adjusted: