[Report 1921] / Medical Officer of Health, Middleton Borough.

  • Middleton (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1921
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Credit: [Report 1921] / Medical Officer of Health, Middleton Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Scavenging. Scavenging implies the storage, removal, and disposal of (gj House refuse (b) RsfusG from traders and factoiies. (c) Stables and cowsheds (d) Streets. The accumulation of refuse. The accumulation of refuse is a danger to health, on account of the refuse being a suitable medium for the growth of the germs of infection, and as a breeding ground for Hies, gnats and rats, which act as carriers of the disease-producing germs. The number of Hies found in summer months is an index of the Scavenging efficiency of a town. The ova of a Hy when deposited on refuse, develop through the various stages into adults in a week. One female fly is capable of producing 120 m a fortnight, lo prevent the breeding of flies it is necessary to deal with their breeding places. Ashpit Accommodation. According to the Sanitary Inspector’s Records there are in the Borough :— No. Fixed Ashpits 1647 43-41 per cent. Portable Bins... 1577 41 '56 „ „ Wall Bins 570 15-02 „ „ A number of the fixed ashpits are common to several houses and are objectionable, and should be replaced by ashbins. Section 80 of the Corporation Act, 1910. dealing with this matter is as follows :—