[Report 1921] / Medical Officer of Health, Burnley R.D.C.

  • Burnley (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1921
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Credit: [Report 1921] / Medical Officer of Health, Burnley R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    insanitary system of tank closets and stone drains. Especially in the Wheatley Lane District do complaints arise of the tanks and drains. As long ago as 1913 you had this matter under consideration, when you a])p:)intcd a Sub-Committee to investi- gate and report thereon to the Council. The war was responsible for many schenKs of improvements being laid aside, and the high costs during post-war years have retarded the resumption of progressive enterprise. As soon as these villages are sewered, every endeavour will be made to convert these tank closets into clean-water closets. CLOSET ACCOMMODATION. Approximate Townships. Population. System. Altham, Briercliffe, Hapton, Huncoat, Read, Recdley Hallows, ^ Sabden, Si monstone, Worsthorne. y 12,210 Principally waste water j closets ; several fresh ’ water closets ; and at a few isolated houses, pail closets. Cliviger, Habergham Eaves, Ightenhill. 2,253 (Partly water carriage ; ] remainder conservancy. Barley, Blacko, \ Dunnockshaw, Goldshaw Booth, Higham, Old Laund Booth, f Roughlee, Northtown, [ and Wheatley Carr. / 3,627 / Principally on the con- s e r V a 11 c y s y s t c m, although there are many houses in these Township; with slop- , water closets. Foul ridge 1,400 Principally clean-water closets, though a few tank and pail closets are still in use. Pail closets are emptied once each week, and, as this work is mostly performed by the Council’s own workmen in the greater part of the district, they are generally \vell attended to, and it is very rare that any complaints are received. During the year we have records that— 5 privy closets have been converted into 9 pail closets ; 1 pail closet has been converted into 2 clean-water closets ; 3 additional pail closets have been built, and 4 additional clean-water closets have been built. Approximate number of tank closets in the district, 757 Do. do. pail do. do. ... 844 Do. do. waste water do. do. ...2,580 Do. do. clean-water do. do. ... 674