[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Kidwelly Borough.

  • Kidwelly (Wales). Borough Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Kidwelly Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    year was : - Domestic consumption.....25,70 gallons per day. Industrial consimiption.,, 7,50 gallons per day. 55,20 gallons per day. The supplies have been satisfactory in quantity, 67 samples of water were taken during the year an-’ found to be satisfactory. Examinations are made by the Emergency Public Health Laboratory, Carmarthen. 57 examinations were made of raw water. The waters are not plumbo-solven x4ll houses have direct supplies except 30 which are supplied from standpipes. The population supplied b-'r standpipes is 298 which is 9.87o, RIVERS aND STRE.^MS . No action was necessary during the year, CLOSET aCCO.MMODaTION. There are92 houses connected to the Hillfield ^wer v/hich flows into a septic tank near Morfa Mawr Embankment and discharges into the Gwend.raeth Each River which is tidal. No. of houses connected, to Sewer,255 No, of houses to cesspool.101 No. of cesspools in area,, 70 The remainder of houses have earth closets. No, of notices served to lay sewers through private land....325. SEWERaGE scheme . A Sewerage Scheme for the Borough was commenced on the 83rd November, 1951, and good progress has been marie. It is anticipated that the work will be completed by September, 1955. The Council are making preparations for the houses to be connected up to the new sev/er* PUBLIC CONVENIENCES. There are tv/o Public Conveniences in the Centre of the Town whicli are cleaned and disinfected daily, scavenging . House refuse is collected weekly from all houses in the Borough by motor lorry and is tipped on the Morfa Mawr Embanknent and Parc Stephens« SaLV.-iGE * Salvage collection for the year was - tons. cwts . qrs. Paper cardboard 30 0. 0. Scrap iron, 1 10. 0. SaNITaRY inspection of the uREa . Houses inspected, for nuisance Houses fumigated after infectious diseases Factories Dairies •••• Ice cream premises Bakehouses Butcher ’ s shop Cinema Rat infestation, Drains ^/ater courses Public Conveniences Refuse Tip,., V'/ater Supply, . . ,. LIST OF repairs EXECUTED. Rejnirs to water services• Hepairs to doors Repairs to roof.', Repairs to chimneys Galv. tanks, copper cylinders and boilers replaced Sanitary fittings Drain blockages cleared .10 , 5 ,13 .10 .20 .- 4 .14 . 3 204 .17 . 7 ,52 .26 192 .,,..192 ...... 7 9 2 ......23 17 17 3