[Report 1875] / Medical Officer of Health, West Sussex Combined Sanitary District.

  • West Sussex Combined Sanitary District.
Date:
1875
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Credit: [Report 1875] / Medical Officer of Health, West Sussex Combined Sanitary District. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    water find tlieir way; a good deal of the water soaks away into the ground leaving a thick, black residue, which gives off in hot weather very offensive odours. At times these odours are noticeable in the village which stands on the higher ground, and the more so when the south-west winds blow, for then any odours are blown directly towards the houses. This pond has been emptied and the contents used on the adjacent land, and on a market garden; this, however, will have to be done again and again, and can be only of temporary efficiency. There are so many difficulties thrown in the way of altering the present system, and the health of Portslade, on the higher ground, is so good, that at present it has only been deemed advisable to clean out any foul accumulations as often as they arise. There are 104 houses occupied by about 560 persons in this part of the village; of these about 44 houses use the main sewer.