Report / Medical Officer of Health for the Urban Sanitary District of Fulwood.

  • Fulwood (Preston, Lancashire England). Urban Sanitary District.
Date:
[1913-14]
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Credit: Report / Medical Officer of Health for the Urban Sanitary District of Fulwood. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Surveyor and Inspector of Nuisances Report for 1913. Gentlemen, I beg to report that during the past year Plans for 29 houses and 20 other buildings have been approved by the Plans Committee. The following is a statement.of the number of houses, etc., passed during the last ten years;— Year 1913 29 Houses 20 Other Buildings. 1912 18 >> 15 1911 31 28 1910 46 ) J 28 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 32 52 44 40 76 70 >> n 11 and shews a slight improvement over the previous year. During the year 31 Houses, Farms, etc., have been supplied with Water from the Council’s Mains, and are situated in the following districts :•—■ HOUSES, ETC. FARMS. Fulwood ... ... 22 0 Grimsargh ... ... 3 0 Whittingham... ... 0 1 Broughton ... ... 2 1 Barton ... ... 2 0 29 2 There have been 235 Ashpits emptied during the year, as against 269 in 1912. During the year six Ashpits have been dispensed with and Sanitary Tins substituted. There are now 789 Ash Tins emptied every week, an increase of 61 per week since last year. There have been a number of minor complaints as regards the Sanitary Services at the Barracks, all of which the Contractor for the w'orks w^as immediately notified ; these, however, should be obviated in the future, the Council having decided to carry out the work themselves.