[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Worsbrough U.D.C.

  • Worsbrough (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Worsbrough U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The four houses at Dovecliffe are dependent on a spring which is piped into an enclosed storage tank and then further piped into the houses and delivers over the sinks by tap. The storage tank, which is of solid stone, became fractured in May owing to subsidence and the leakage interfered with the supply for two days until it was repaired. The Council ran a daily supply up to the houses in clean dustbins and charged the owner with the haulage cost. The two cottages at Dovecliffe Station form part of the station buildings and have their water delivered daily in covered churns by rail from Stairfoot. I did try to secure the closure of one of these cottages when it became empty during the year, but the Railway Executive stated they needed it for another member of their staff and agreement could not be reached. Water Sampling*. A sample of Town’s water was submitted to the analyst and the following is a copy of his report :— Parts per million. Total Solids Chloride Nitrite Nitrate Free Ammonia ... Albuminoid Ammonia Poisonous Metals Total Hardness pH. 100 14 Nil 0.29 0-06 0.02 Nil 58 7.6 ‘‘This water is of satisfactory organic quality.” Samples of the other two waters were also sent for bact¬ eriological examination and were satisfactory. Closet Accommodation. Five waste water closets have been converted into water closets during the year, the Council making a grant of £5 in each case. There was one privy conversion during the year. The number of sanitary conveniences of various types in the district is as follows :—