Dr. Thorne Thorne's report to the local government board on the sanitary condition of the Dewsbury registration district, with special reference to the prevalence of infectious diseases in the district.

  • Thorne, Richard Thorne.
Date:
1878
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Credit: Dr. Thorne Thorne's report to the local government board on the sanitary condition of the Dewsbury registration district, with special reference to the prevalence of infectious diseases in the district. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.

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    causing nuisance should be dealt with as such; and byelaws should be made to secure the proper construction of closets attached to new houses, each of which should have a sufficient privy and water-closet. 4. All existing slaughter-houses should be registered, and then strictly subjected to byelaws. Any which are then found to constitute a nuisance should be dealt with. Any new slaughter-houses should be duly licensed. The Authority would do well to consider the question of the construction of a public slaughter-house. 5. The byelaw requiring that every separate house shall have an open space exclu- sively belonging to it should be strictly enforced. 6. With a view to the adoption of certain of these recommendations, and to the more efficient sanitary administration of the district, the present byelaws should be revised, and in effecting such revision the Authority should consult the Model Byelaws recently issued by the Local Government Board. 7. The Medical Officer of Health and the Inspector of Nuisances should have definite instructions as to the duties required of them. In determining what these duties shall be, the Authority may with advantage consult the “ Instructions ” issued to such officers as hold their appointments under the Order of the Local Government Board. 8. Arrangements should be made with the Registrar of Births and Deaths for supply- ing the Medical Officer of Health with an immediate notice in the case of a death occurring from an infectious disease within his district. 9. It is important that with a view to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in their district the Sanitary Authority should, either alone or in combination with one or more neighbouring Sanitary Authorities, have in readiness,—1st, some means for the immediate isolation of persons found to be suffering from infectious diseases, and who cannot be properly lodged and accommodated in their own homes; 2nd, some apparatus for the efficient disinfection of infected bedding, clothing, &c.; and 3rd, a proper mortuary. VIII.—Relating to the Urban Sanitary District of Mirfield. 1. The Authority should see that every portion of their district is provided with a proper water-supply. All polluted supplies should forthwith be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of section 70 of the Public Health Act, 1875. 2. An efficient system of sewerage and drainage should be provided throughout the district, and skilled advice should without delay be obtained with a view of ascertaining how this may be best effected. 3. The Sanitary Authority should take into consideration the best means for dealing with the excrement and refuse of the population; and should see that every new house built in the district has a sufficient privy or water-closet. If any other system than that of water-closets is determined on, it will be requisite that the Authority should themselves see to the regular removal and the proper disposal of the closet contents. Furthermore all privies that cause nuisance should without delay be efficiently dealt with, and regulations should be drawn up to secure the proper construction of all closets attached to new houses. Further information relating to this subject may be obtained from the Office Report of the Local Government Board on Certain Means of preventing Excrement Nuisances in Towns and Villages. 4. The slaughter-houses should be subjected to regular inspection, and they should be required strictly to comply with the byelaws relating to them. If the existing bye- laws do not suffice for their efficient control new ones should be drawn up. 5. The Authority should require strict compliance with their byelaws relating to open space about dwellings, and which are intended, amongst other things, to prevent the construction of houses without means of through ventilation. 6. With a view to the more efficient sanitary administration of their district, the Authority may with advantage revise its present byelaws, and in carrying this out they should consult the Model Byelaws recently issued by the Local Government Board. 7. The returns of death now forwarded to the Medical Officer of Health should be supplied to him weekly instead of monthly. This officer should also be placed under definite instructions as to the duties required of him. 8. It is important that with a view to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in their district the Sanitary Authority should have in readiness,—1st, some means for the immediate isolation of persons found to be suffering from infectious diseases, and who cannot be properly lodged and accommodated in their own homes; 2nd, some apparatus for the efficient disinfection of infected bedding, clothing, &c.; and 3rd, a proper mortuary. These provisions may possibly be best adopted in conjunction with one or more of the adjoining sanitary districts.