[Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health, Rotherham County Borough.

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

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    SANITARY INSPECTOR’S REPORT FOR YEAR 1896. -:o:- During the year the Department has been fully engaged in carrying out the various duties imposed upon it by the Public Health, Housing of the Working Classes, Canal Boats Notification, Infectious Diseases Preventive, Factory and Workshops, Explosives, and Diseases of Animals Acts and Orders. During the early part of the year the Board of Agriculture (owing to the prevalence of Swine Fever in the District) closed the market for the sale of Swine, and only re-opened it on the understanding that the Local Authority made a Regulation to the effect that the owners sending Swine into the Market should make a declaration that the Swine were in no way affected with Fever, and that they have been in their possession twenty-eight clear days, and not been in contact with any other swine during that period. 700 declarations have been taken before swine were admitted, over 500 visits have been made to infected houses, 89 canal boats have been inspected, and a visit to the water way almost daily. 830 visits have been made to the public slaughter¬ houses. The lodging houses have considerably improved during the year, and have been visited in the night and day time by the assistant inspector and myself, 3,800 inspections have been made to other properties, &c., during the year. House drains cleansed, relaid, trapped, venti¬ lated, or new provided ... 182 Privies and water closets reported . 67 New water closets and privies provided. 45 Ashpits repaired, removed, reconstructed, or new provided . 68 Surface drainages repaired and paved . 15 Stagnant water or sewage removed. 13 Houses without proper water supply . 2 Houses unfit for human habitation reported .... 75 Houses overcrowded . 1 Manure and offensive accumulations removed ... 16 Fowls, pigeons, and rabbits kept in dwelling- houses . 3 Pigs so kept.. 14 Smoke Nuisances . 3 Urinals provided. 4 458