[Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Loughborough Borough.

Loughborough (England). Borough Council.

Date:: 1914

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Credit: [Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Loughborough Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Baskets of black currants destroyed us unfit for human food .. ,, cherries Lbs. of strawberries Boxes of kippers Bags of Onions Lbs. of loose tomatoes Privies emptied Dry ashpits emptied Tctal number of loads ,, ,, ,, dry ashes ,, ,, ,, nightsoil and pan manure . Total number of loads to destructor... 3 3 3 # 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 200 2 cwts 12 48 588 12865 6444 5550 1251 4928 Scaven The cost of Scavenging for 31st, 1914, is as follows :— 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 the past six years ending March 1365 3 7 1220 2 2 1198 9 8 1209 0 0 1194 9 10 1235 19 0 I am pleased to be able to report that the old insanitary ashpits are gradually being abolished and dust bins provided in place of them. These are then emptied weekly instead of at indefinite periods, as formerly, and experience has shown that it is in every way much cheaper and better to do so. During the year there have been emptied 588 privies and 12865 dry ash pits, also the whole of the closet pails and dust bins have been emptied weekly. The total quantity of refuse removed amounts to 6440 loads, of which 5189 loads were dry ashes, the remaining 1251 loads have been disposed of to the various farmers in the neighbourhood. Drains, Drain Testing and Conversions. 165 drains have been tested this year, either by the smoke machine or water test. A large number of defects were found and made good before the ground was filled in. 49 privies and 32 pails have been converted to water closets, and all drains have been ventilated and disconnected. Good progress has been made with the conversions, and I trust that before next year’s report there will be no privies and that the pails will have been very considerably decreased.