[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Leighton Buzzard Local Board / U.D.C.

  • Leighton Buzzard (England). Local Board.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Leighton Buzzard Local Board / U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Public Cleansing. The collection of house refuse is efficiently carried out by the Council’s own staff and each house is visited once a week. The Council's controlled refuse tip in Vandyke Road con¬ tinues to give satisfaction. During the summer season a plague of crickets caused a nuisance but this w7as effectively dealt with by spraying the tip with an insecticide. Street gullies are frequently cleansed and flushed out with clean water. Rivers and Streams. The rivers and streams in the Urban area were periodically inspected and were found to be free from any serious pollution. Disinfection. A stock of disinfectants is kept at the Council’s Store Yard, West Street, and the public can have a full supply on application, of which they take advantage. Premises are always disinfected after cases of infectious disease, and after deaths from tuberculosis. Common Lodging Houses. There is now only one common lodging house in the district, which is kept in a clean and satisfactory condition. Offensive Trades. There is only one offensive trade in the district, that being a knacker’s yard, which is quite away from the town. Schools. The Elementary Schools of the town are as follows Beaudesert : Senior Boys and Mixed Infants. Bassett Road : Senior Girls. Pulford : Junior Boys. St. Andrew’s : Junior Girls.