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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    1910. 1911. 1912. Tanks :— Private:— Number underground nil Number mosquito-protected ... nil Number above ground 13 Number mosquito-protected ... 12 Number of 400 gallons capacity or less 7 Number above 400 gallons ... 6 Nature of tanks :— Wood. nil Iron ... 13 Concrete nil Barrels:—• Number 19 Number mosquito-protected ... 19 13. Drainage. Nature of Drainage. Public. Private. Masonry drains:— Lineal yards of masonry drains :— 1910 . 1911 . 1912 . 100 Lineal yards reconstructed during the year :— 1910 .'. 1911 . 1912 . nil Lineal yards repaired during the year :— 1910 . 1911 . 1912 . nil Lineal yards of new drains constructed during the year :— 1910 . 1911 . 1912 . nil Earth drains or ditches :— Number of linear yards of ditches cleaned :— 1910 . 1911 . 1912 . 700 monthly Number of linear yards of ditches dug and graded :— 1910 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1911 J- V -L J. ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 1912 . 300 Average frequency of clearing ditches of grass :— 1910 . . 1911 1/ i X ••• ••• ••• • • r ••• ••• 1912 . monthly 14. Clearance of Undergrowth, Long Grass and Jungle. 1910. 1911. 1912. Number of square yards of weeds, grass, and vegetation cut and removed Average frequency of clearance of rank vegetation on same area ... 1,800,000 monthly monthly