[Report 1895] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax County Borough.

  • Halifax (England). County Borough Council. nb2008024085.
Date:
1895
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Credit: [Report 1895] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Travis and myself and found entirely free from such diseases. Congress.—In September last Alderman Coe, J.P., with the Chief Inspector and myself, represented our town at the Congress of the British Institute of Public Health at Hull. A full report of the proceedings was presented to you shortly afterwards and printed and circulated through the Members of the Council. Sanitary Legislation in 1895.—Political parties were so unsettled during the year under notice that very little time was found for useful Sanitary Measures. The Bill introduced by Mr. Asquith, however, escaped the fate of many others, and the Factory and Workshops Act became law, and thereby remedies many defects of former Acts The benefits are mostly on the side of the workers. The provisions of the Act are in full operation in the hands of the Inspectors. Water Supply.—Although this important matter is not strictly under the direction of the Health Committee, yet it is so closely allied to the well-being of the town that it cannot entirely ignore it. Several cases of lead poisoning were brought to the knowledge of the Sanitary Officers during the year, and on enquiry were found to be caused by the long length of lead pipe connecting the house supply to the mains. During the year samples of water have been taken not only from the Reservoirs but also from the chief tributaries with a view of ascertaining the amount of acidity in each case. For this purpose Dr. Houston, representing the Local Government Board, accompanied Mr. Paskin, the Waterworks Engineer, and myself. During the two days we went over a large portion of our watersheds, and Dr. Houston took away with him