[Report 1900] / Medical Officer of Health, Louth (Union) R.D.C.

  • Louth (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1900
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Credit: [Report 1900] / Medical Officer of Health, Louth (Union) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    15 foul ditches and cesspools have been cleaned out. 5 old and dilapidated privies have been repaired, and put into sanitary order. 5 new privies have been built. 6 wells have been cleaned out. i house has been closed. 26 cowsheds, dairies, and milkshops, have been several times inspected during the year. WATER SUPPLY. There are no waterworks in the district, none being necessary. The supply is chiefly by pumps, from artesian wells, and overflowing springs, but there are a few surface wells. Each house, or set of houses, is supplied according to circumstances ; some of the wold villages having their water pumped up by rams. The water is generally good. Where it is impure in any way, suitable action is taken by your orders, to rectify it. Care is also taken by you, that as respects each house, wholesome drinking water is obtainable at a reasonable distance. I have analyzed 49 samples of drinking water, six of which proved bad, and eleven impure in a minor degree. Six wells were cleaned out. DRAINAGE. The district is wholly rural, part being inland, and part maritime. About half of it is flat, and called “ marsh,” although through being properly drained, it has ceased to be marshy, the other half forms part of the wolds, and so is very hilly. The houses are very scattered, there being 88 parishes, with 4673 houses, spread over 140,000 acres, conse¬ quently very few systems of drainage are required ; the houses being drained according to their position and sur¬ roundings, and the requirements of each individual case. A systematic inspection is carried on throughout the year, to see that no nuisance arises, the Inspector visiting from 20 to 40 houses daily. Four systems of drainage are worked by your authority, namely : those in the parishes of North Somercotes, Ludford Parva, Aby, and Holton-le-Clay. All have acted satisfactorily during the year. The coke breeze at Ludford has been a success. The Spilsby authority has taken care that no nuisance should arise at Trusthorpe. In May I was obliged to call your attention to a nuisance caused by the condition of the Boncroft drain, running from the churchyard at North Thoresby, to the Old Fleet, action was taken by you resulting in a complete removal of the nuisance. The sewage, house refuse, and excrement, are all disposed of by being mixed with the land, either in the gardens or fields. Generally cesspools are made, the overflow going