[Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Leake R.D.C.

  • Leake (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1913
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Credit: [Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Leake R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Drainage. Throughout the whole of the district, except at Sutton Boning¬ ton, liquid house refuse and slop water, other than that which is collected in the middens above mentioned, runs of by the natural channels of drain¬ age, which in most instances are long dykes leading to the nearest river or brook. These dykes are really long settling tanks in which most of the suspended matter is oxydised and otherwise converted by bacterial action, so that there is very little pollution of rivers or streams from the various parishes constituting the district. All the parish dykes have been cleansed out and the cesspools during the year. At East Leake and Sutton Bonington a number of underground cesspools have been built during the year up to the ground level and covered with cast-iron covers to facilitate cleansing. Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912. During the year three cases of Tuberculosis have been notified under these regulations, and which are carried out by the County Council. The nurse visits the patients and advises them as to precaution necessary to be taken to prevent any infection. Disinfectants are supplied by the Sanitary Inspector and the rooms periodically disinfected by him, and when a death occurs or a removal takes place, the rooms are fumigated with sulphur di-oxide. Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops. All the Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops in the district are in good condition as regards cleanliness, ventilation, etc., at the end of the year. One new cowshed has been built and three repaired and 35 cleansed and limewashed. Milk Supply. This is derived from the farms in the district. There is no milk imported, but considerable quantities are sent out of the district to London and elsewhere. The Dairies are subject to regular inspection under the Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milkshops Order. Every precaution is taken to ensure ventilation and cleanliness, and also to detect tuberculous milch cows.