[Report 1894] / Medical Officer of Health, Tipton U.D.C.

  • Tipton (England : Parish). Urban District Council.
Date:
1894
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Credit: [Report 1894] / Medical Officer of Health, Tipton U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tlie community. We have often seen much benefit from the first aid knowledge on the part of Police. In case of bleeding, the bandages have been judiciously applied, and with broken bones, patients have been saved much suffering from having their limbs placed in a proper position for travelling. I do not think that I could over ebtimate the importance of some such know¬ ledge as that suggested, in this district, with its ever recurring accidents and epidemics of infectious diseases. ENFORCING OF RECOMMENDATIONS. There has been no need during the year to enforce any of the recommendations by the Council in the Police Courts, a little persuasion with one or two threatening letters if no notice is taken, has been sufficient to have done what was required. We find however, that unless landlords or their agents are told definitely what is required, they will only do a little jobbing, this gives us extra work but is usually excused by the poverty of many of the landlords and by the great difficulty with the tenants in getting them to pay rent, work having been very scarce in most of the districts this year. SCAVENGING and NIGHTSOIL. Last year I reported somewhat fully on the Ashes and Night- soil removal, I have only had to call your attention to the fact that (see Inspector’s report), this year 15986 houses have been dealt with, against 16086 last year. In many cases there is only one privy to 3 houses, and one ashpit to a row of houses. There are still complaints as to the manner in which the work is carried out, and at nearly every Sanitary Committee meeting one or more of the members report cases of non-removal and consequent nuisance. 1lie work cannot, however, be properly done with the present staff, which as far as I can ascertain, is less than last year. On the whole, there have been fewer com- nlaints, the men have done their work rather better, and I can only reiterate my recommendations of last year- OFFENSIVE PROCESSES OF TRADE. We have not had any complaint during the year of any trade nuisance. Fish frying is the unly really offensive trade in the district, and of this we have previously had complaints. Three possibly offensive trades exist in or about the district—one Soap boiling factory in I'ividale, on the border of the stream forming the eastern boundary of the parish, and two Candle factories, one in Tividale, and one in Bloomfield road, but I have had no notice of any nuisance from them.