[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Maidstone U.D.C. / Borough.

  • Maidstone (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1941
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Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Maidstone U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    G Rivers and Streams. No further action in connection with possible pollution of the Medway and its tributaries has teen possible during the year. Closet Accommodation. The position regarding the various types of sanitary convenience in the Borough remains approxi¬ mately the same as in 1940. W.C’s. discharging into the sewer system ... ... 12,777 W.C’s. discharging into cess-pools ... ... ... 151 Earth closets or privy middens ... ... ... ... 81 Pail closets ... ... ... ... ... ... 65 Sanitary Inspection of the Area Table of Work of the Sanitary Inspectors. The calling-up of a large proportion of the staff and the many additional duties now required have made it difficult to maintain the routine inspections and other sanitary work, but this tabie shows that a large amount of work has been accomplished. The following details of the work done have been furnished by the Chief Sanitary Inspector. Accumulations of manure and other refuse removed . Bakehouses inspections . Chimneys repaired . Cement sinks removed and glazed provided. Cooking Stoves renewed or repaired . Cowsheds, Dairies and Milkshops inspected . Common Lodging House inspections . Coppers repaired . . Drains cleansed on complaint or by flushing staff . ,, choked and idealised . ,, reconstructed . ,, tested with smoke . ,, >, water. ,, inspected chambers provided . ,, ,, ,, airtight covers provided . ., stoneware pipes laid . ,, iron pipes laid . ,, trapped from sewer and ventilated . Dustbins provided.. Factory, workplaces and outworkers’ premises inspected . Fresh air inlets provided.. Grates renewed or repaired. Houses, cement floors provided in cellars. ,, floors to living-rooms provided or repaired . ,, dinting or guttering repaired or renewed. ,, roofs repaired.. ,, rooms where dirty or loose paper has been removed and walls and ceilings repaired and distempered ... ,, walls made dry by insertion of damp course or other method .