[Report 1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Weymouth & Melcombe Regis Borough.

  • Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1932
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Credit: [Report 1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Weymouth & Melcombe Regis Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Drainage and Sewerage. No alterations were made during the past year in the present system, but from the Ministry Inquiry in July it would appear that great extensions, alterations and improvements are likely in the very near future. (2) Rivers and Streams. The Backwater is gradually being deepened and the waste marshland at the side rapidly filled and converted into Pleasure Gardens. The sooner the scheme is completed the sooner shall we be freed from the mosquito-breeding areas of the past and the “ midge/’ which flourishes in the mud and old grass and is a non-biting nuisance which worries us when low water exists. The pollution of the Backwater and the Wey must continue from the increasing number of cess pits arising with the development of the land outside the Borough until the new sewage scheme is in operation. (3) (i.) Closet Accommodation. Apart from exceptional areas which cannot be connected owing to contour to the existing sewage system, all are on a water-carriage system. In the Borough we still have two earth closets and five cess pits. (ii.) Public Cleansing. Dry house refuse is collected twice weekly in special motor dust carts (S. and D. Type) from The sanitary dust bins which are now used in most parts of the town, although there are still several houses which have not adopted these and still use all manner of receptacles. Apart from the very unsightly nature of them, they are very prolific fly breeding grounds, and we trust that the defaulters, both in their own interests and of their neighbours, will provide properly-covered bins at an early date. The two earth closets in the Borough, and the few cesspools are emptied by the owners. All house refuse is carried to the Marsh, where an organised system of controlled tipping under the direction of