[Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Southport County Borough.

  • Southport (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1896
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Credit: [Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Southport County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The total number of midden-privies abolished in nine years ending Dec. 31st, 1896, is 1359. The effect of this abolition of midden-privies has been, of course, to greatly diminish the amount of wet refuse fouled by human excreta. In 1888 the weight of this sort of stuff removed was 4756 tons. In 1896 it was reduced to 2383 tons. It would have been better still if there had been none at all, except from premises not within the statutory distance from a public sewer which enables the Corporation to insist upon drainage into a sewer. The refuse from dry ashpits—i.e., ashpits not containing human excreta—was 9490 tons in weight in 1888, and 17,791 tons in 1896. The total weight of refuse removed in 1896 was— Dry. 17791 tons Wet. 2383 „ Total. 20174 ,, The total refuse removed in 1888 was 14,246 tons. The weight of refuse per head of population removed in 1888 was slightly over 7 cwt. and 1 qr. In 1896 it was rather more than 8 cwt. and 2 qrs This rather seems to imply that the scavenging has somewhat improved. The total number of ashpits emptied in 1896 was—• 6,070 84,060 Total...... 90,130 Measured in loads the quantity was— Wet refuse. 1594 loads Dry ,, . 14216 ,, The weight of a dry load averaged 1 ton 5 cwt. 0 qrs. 3 lbs. The weight of a wet load 1 ton 10 cwt. nearly. Midden or wet Dry.
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