[Report 1906] / Medical Officer of Health, Malton U.D.C.

  • Malton (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1906
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Credit: [Report 1906] / Medical Officer of Health, Malton U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Ordinary Sanitary Operations. rFlie ordinary sanitary operations of this department have received unremitting attention. The pail system has been gradually extended, replacing the old midden system of which, few representatives remain. The houses of the better class in the district are furnished with water-closets, and, with a few exceptions, these are of the modern type. As a result of inspection it is found that such water closets are usually efficiently disconnected and ventilated. House to house inspections of cottage property have been made, gullies, passage drains, etc., have been scoured and kept in order, and the systematic removal of house refuse at stated intervals, has been carefully superintended. Water Supply. The water supplied to the district is of excellent quality, the quantity pumped during the past year lias been 67,803,845 gallons, giving an average daily consumption for all purposes of 37Tod gallons per head of the population. Common Lodging Houses. There is only one common lodging house in the district, and this has been duly visited and inspected during the year. Slaughter8 House. The new slaughter house continues to meet the require¬ ments of the Sanitary Authority. By a mutual arrangement any suspected animal or carcase is reported to the sanitary officials, and I find that as a matter of practice this is a great advance upon' the old condition of things, there are fewer attempts to palm off inferior meat, not unfrequentlv the owner of a doubtful carcase desires inspection of such carcase by the officials, and if such carcase is found unfit for human food after due examination, permission is given to the Sanitary officials to destroy it. It is satisfactory to report that there has been no occasion for legal proceedings to be taken during the year. I have also to note for the information of the Local Government Board and County Council, that private slaughter houses are not permitted by the Estate Authorities,