Medical and sanitary report / Government of the Gold Coast.

  • Gold Coast. Medical Department.
Date:
[1912]
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Credit: Medical and sanitary report / Government of the Gold Coast. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    15. Excavations and Low-lying Land. 1910. 1911. 1912. Number of pools and excavations nil Number of excavations filled up 68 Amount of low-lying and marsh land raised and drained 972 Number of pools, marshes, streams, &c., fish-stocked nil Number of cubic yards of material used for filling up pools and excavations... 1,454 Number of persons fined for making new excavations nil Average number of men daily employed in filling up pools, &c. 6 16. Oiling. 1910. 1911. 1912. Number of drains oiled ) Number of pools and excavations oiled Number of tanks and barrels oiled 509 Average number of men daily employed for oiling drains, pools, and watertanks or barrels 1 17. Inspections and Pkosecutions. — 1910. 1911. 1912. Number of inspectors employed 1 Number of bouses inspected 8,258 Number of houses where larvae were found 76 Number of notices served to remove conditions causing the breeding of larvae 113 Number of persons fined for having mosquito larvae on premises ... 76 Number of notices served to remove insanitary conditions on premises 386 Number of persons fined for not removing insanitary conditions after notice 226 Number of soda and aerated water factories inspected nil (Sgd.)