[Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health, New Mills (Derbyshire) U.D.C.

New Mills (Derbyshire, England). Council.

Date:: 1896

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Credit: [Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health, New Mills (Derbyshire) U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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the Council -rill then have a free hand to deal with a more abundant supply which is urgently needed. I should like again to speak of the Scavengirp: of the District, at present the emptying of Ashpits etc rests with thfe property owners and they in turn are dependant on the farmers. I think if the Local Authority would take this matter in hand, as I advised many years ago, the health of the district would be improved. lany Ashpits are much tco large and are not emptied often enough. I enclose you a copy of work done by your Sanitary Inspect or during the year and also the usual tables of now cases of sickness and tables of deaths that have occurred during the year I am, Gentlemen Your obedient servant February 22nd. 1897 Hew mile.