[Report 1906] / Medical Officer of Health, Tipton U.D.C.

  • Tipton (England : Parish). Urban District Council.
Date:
1906
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Credit: [Report 1906] / Medical Officer of Health, Tipton U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SANITARY INSPECTOR’S REPORT. Inspector’s Office, Owen Street, Tipton. February, 1907. Removal of Night Soil and Ashes. The work in my department during the year has been fairly heavy. 34 new houses having been erected, although a few have been taken down {viz.. The City, and a few houses in Walton Street and Queen’s Road), we must have some¬ thing like 7,535 houses in our parish ; this means a large and increasing amount of excrement and house refuse for collection and disposal. During the year 25,561 houses have been visited for night soil and ashes, with more uniformity than previously obtained, for each gang of men take an interest in their work, and on the “ Returns ” sent in always report either night soil or ashes which may require removing, together with my inspections we are conversant with the need of removal in every part of our district, so that personal notification by the people is becoming less year by year. Notification of Infectious Disease and Disinfection. During the year 207 cases have been received, the persons visited by me, and the premises inspected, which for all practicable purposes is a sanitary survey. 58 cases have been removed to the hospital for infectious diseases. We have now in use the new ambulance car for the removal of infectious cases, which is kept on the hospital premises always ready for use. The whole of the work is now done by us except the hiring of the horse, which means that the cost of removal is done at a considerable less cost to the Council than formerly. The hospital has proved a blessing to many persons who have no proper means of isolation. During the year 49 rooms have been fumigated after infectious disease, and Burnt Tree Council School (Infants) after a few cases of Diphtheria, the children living in Dudley and Rowley parishes. Petroleum Acts. The number of licenses (8) are the same as last year;