[Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Stourbridge Borough.

  • Stourbridge (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1929
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Credit: [Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Stourbridge Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Byelaws :— New Streets and Buildings 7th Apl., 1927 Nuisances 20th Oct., 1911 Offensive Trades 15th Sep., 1890 Slaughterhouses 15th Sep., 1890 Tents, Vans, Sheds and Similar Structures 10th Jan., 1917 Common Lodging Houses 15th Sep., 1890 Houses Let in Lodgings 10th Jan., 1917 Cleansing of Footpaths and Pavements and Cleansing of Earthclosets and Cesspools 10th Jan., 1917 SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DISTRICT. Water. There is no alteration in the Water Supply, result of analysis of a sample taken on 28th October, Solids in suspension Solids in solution dried at 100°C. ,, ,, Appearance ,, „ After ignition Behaviour of solids on ignition Phosphates Chlorine calculated as common salt Free and saline ammonia ... Albuminoid ammonia Oxygen absorbed in 4 hours Nitrogen as nitrates Appearance Deposit Smell ... Hardness: Permanent Temporary ... Total Poisonous Metals The following is the 1929. (Grains per gallon) none 42 White 32*9 ^o visible change. None 7*8 ‘002 ‘001 *009 ‘8 Clear None None 10 Clark 9'5 „ 19*5° None detected Rivers and Streams. On 2nd June, 1926, a Meeting of representatives of Local Authorities in this locality was held at Stourbridge, and was called by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries for the purpose of considering a report made on the pollution of the River Stour. Many of the Local Authorities in the locality have formed a Com¬ mittee, known as the Stour Water Shed Joint Committee of which the Town Clerk is the Honorary Secretary and it is hoped that the constitut¬ ion of such Committee will be legally effected in the near future.