[Report 1910] / Medical Officer of Health, Burnley County Borough.

  • Burnley (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1910
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Credit: [Report 1910] / Medical Officer of Health, Burnley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Ratlis. Abattoirs. Victoria Hospital. Sanatorium. Smallpox Hospital. BATHS.—There arc' tlii'ce Pu])lic Baths, owned loy the Cor})ora- tion, one in the centre of the town, a second in Gannow, and the third in North Street ; the latter w^as opened during the year. The number of bathers for the year ending March 31st, 1910, was 132,099. At the Central Baths there is a special room containing 25 shower baths for school children. There is a similar provision also at the new baths in North Street. ABATTOIRS.—-All the slaughtering is done at the Public Abattoirs, a matter of great advantage in the prevention of the sale of diseased or otherwise unfit meat. Further particulars about the Public Aliattoirs will be found under the heading of Food Inspection. PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.—The Victoria Hospital which is a charitable institution, has provision for about 75 patients. It is a general Hospital, and quite a modern building. The provision for Infectious diseases is controlled by the Joint Hospital Board, a Board with representatives from Burnley County Borough, Brierfield Urban District, Padiham l^rban District, and Burnley Rural District. This Board has under its management the Sanatorium—a permanent and modern institution, with pavilions capable of accommodating 116 patients. It is used for the treatment of all the Notifiable Infectious Diseases with the exception of Smallpox. It is situated oii the North side of the town, about two miles from the centre. The provision for Smallpox, also under the Joint Hospital Board, is at Crown Point, a hill on the south side of the town, about 1,000 feet high, and just outside the Borough. It is a corrugated-iron structure, and is in an excellent position as regards isolation, being quite remote from other habitations, the nearest dwelling—a farm house—being a quarter-of-a-mile distant. One patient has been admitted during the year to this hospital. The block of buildings in Briercliffe Road, at one time used as a Smallpox Hospital and latterly for the isolation of contacts, not being regarded as suitable or necessary for this latter purpose is to be demolished.