[Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Coventry R.D.C.

  • Coventry (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1914
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Credit: [Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Coventry R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Of the Inspector of Nuisances of the Coventry Rural District Council for the Year ended 31st December, 1914. To the Members of the Coventry Rural T)istrict Council. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, The following is a summary of the work performed in the parishes of St- Michael Without and Holy Trinity Without during the year ended 31st December, 1914, namely Dairies and Milkshops inspected 10 Cowsheds inspected 12 Ashpits and Privies inspected 19 Deposit of Manure 1 House Drainage (W.C’s.) inspected 49 Water Supply ••• 2 Pigsties inspected 29 Complaint re Smoke Nuisance 1 Encampment of Gipsies ... (various) Infected Bedding Stoved--- 9 Houses disinfected after infectious desease 9 For a district which is changing into an Urban character, I am of the opinion that the above summary may be regarded as satisfactory- It has not been necessary to serve a single notice in the small parish of Holy Trinity Without during the year, the only incident being a complaint, received from persons residing immediately outside the parish boundary and in the City of Coventry, of a Smoke Nuisance from the Albion Drop Forgings Co., but after constant visits by the Chairman and myself, we came to the conclusion that there were no grounds for the complaint, and that the Company were using every effort to minimise the volume of smoke. I have not found any occasion to analyze water from any of the wells during the year. Early in the year much trouble was occasioned by the frequent encampments of Gipsies on land near the Humber and Hillman Motor Car Works, and many complaints were received from the inhabitants of the district. Proceedings were commenced to prosecute the owners of the land, and after several interviews a notice was served, requiring an abatement of the nuisance by providing sufficient sanitary accomodation and water supply for the use of the occupiers of the caravans, but eventually the owners were able to have the Gipsies removed, and in this connection I should like to point out that previous to the service of the notice, the Owners of the land continually insisted on the Gipsies removing their caravans, but they would return on the following day and take posession of the land without the consent of the owners. The arrangements made by this Council with the Corporation for the removal of house refuse from the south east portion of St. Michael Without proves very satisfactory and you would no doubt be pleased to know that the resolution of the Council for the removal of house refuse from the Whitley portion of St. Michael without has met with the approval and satisfaction of the inhabitants. The Sanitary arrangements at Whitley Abbey, which is now occupied by about 100 Belgian Refugees, are satisfactory and the City water supply has been connected