Annual report of the Medical and Sanitary Department / Sierra Leone.

  • Sierra Leone. Medical and Sanitary Department.
Date:
[1923]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical and Sanitary Department / Sierra Leone. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    41. A case of scarlet fever was landed from S.S. “Boutry” in February and treated at the Kissy Infectious Diseases Hospital. This steamer was homeward bound after a stay of some weeks at various West African ports and the source of infection could not be determined. iii. (1) GENERAL MEASURES. 42. Freetown.—A summary of routine sanitary work is given in Table II. The following is from the report of Dr. J. M. Mackay, M.C., Acting Medical Officer of Health :— A.—General Sanitary Work. “ (a) Sanitary Inspections—7.903 notices to remove insanitary conditions on premises were served. 127 persons were fined for non-compliance, the fines amounting to £20 2s. Gd. ” “ (b) Meat Inspections—3,688 bullocks, forty-five sheep, twenty goats and five pigs were slaughtered in the public slaughterhouse for public sale. 805 bullocks, 181 sheep and one goat were slaughtered in the Imperial slaughterhouse for the Imperial Government. 405 bullocks, 184 sheep, one goat and twenty-five pigs were slaughtered by the European butchery for public sale. Fifteen bullocks and four quarters of beef were condemned and destroyed by order of the Police Magistrate for Cysticercus bovis. “ One bullock was condemned and destroyed for acute septic infection of the spleen and one for anthrax. “ Three livers were condemned, being infected with flukes. “ (c) Food Inspection.—The following foodstuffs were condemned and destroyed : 283 tins sardines 70 tins herrings in tomato sauce 333 tins pork and beans 145 tins vegetables 1 tin pudding 60 tins jellies 2,318 tins jam 18 tins condensed milk 7 bags rice 2 bags cocoa beans 1 bushel beans 92 cases Milkmaid brand milk 2{4 doz. Milkmaid brand milk 36 tins fish cake 7r42 doz. baked beans 8 doz. curried rabbit 131 tins bacon 3 barrels salted beef 4 bags beniseed 223 tins cigarettes 70 bottles bitters B—Sanitary Buildings. “ («) Repairs to dust-bins at Horton Street, Easton Street, Regent Road, Gabriel Street. “ (b) Repairs to latrines at Hagan Street, Brook Street, King William Street, andLower Bom¬ bay Street. “ (c) Repairs to Incinerators at Third Street, King William Street, Rawdon Street, Henry Street, Falconbridge, Smythe Street, West Brook Street, and East Brook Lane. “ (d) Repairs to chutes at Lombard Street, Mercer Street, and Falconbridge. C—Waterworks. “ The Superintendent of Waterworks, Mr. Wilfred Cole, reports as follows : 1. “There is nothing important to chronicle this year. “ The various sections of the Waterworks were maintained in proper repair during the year. 2. “ There was only one public standpost erected this year, at Beccles Street, Brookfields This brings the total number of public standposts to 214. 3. “ There were twenty-two new private services erected during the year, bringing up the number to 396, exclusive of fifty-seven services to Government and Municipal buildings. 4. “ About 340 yards of 3-inch mains were laid along St. George and Water Streets, and six new hydrants erected. There are now 315 public fire hydrants. 5. “ The total quantity of water consumed for all purposes during the year was 156,637,240 gallons, an excess of 9,139,528 gallons over that of last year. “ The average daily consumption was 429,143 gallons as against 404,128 gallons last year. There is thus a steady increase in consumption. “ The maximum daily consumption recorded was 569,480 gallons on the 20th of January, and the minimum daily consumption, 271,860 gallons on the 17th of July. 6. “There was no shortage of water supply this year, nor was it found necessary to resort to pumping in order to augment the gravitation supplies.” Overcrowding. 43. A committee consisting of the Director of Public Works (President), Deputy Director, Sanitary Service, Medical Officer of Health and Sanitary Engineer was appointed in July to consider the amendment of the Freetown Improvement Ordinance (No. 23 of 1899) and to make recommendations with regard to building regulations. The committee concluded its labours in December, but the report had not been issued at the end of the year.