[Report 1894] / Medical Officer of Health, Blackpool County Borough.

  • Blackpool (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1894
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Credit: [Report 1894] / Medical Officer of Health, Blackpool County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The number of ashtubs, privies, &c., in the Borough on December 31st, 1894, was :— 1893 1894 Increase or Decrease Ashtubs 5>353 •. . 5,816 ... + 463 Ashpits 498 ., 00 ... — 50 Ashpits according to approved plan 78 .. 128 ... + 50 Privies and cesspools 210 190 ... — 20 Pail Closets in rural parts of the Borough 40 . 50 ... + 10 Privies are rapidly being abolished, but in parts of the Borough, where as yet sewers have not been laid, cesspools are being constructed, and in new houses the cesspools have been improperly, in contravention of the Bye-laws, placed too near the dwellings in some instances, whilst sometimes the builder has been allowed to have a water-closet in connection with this arrangement. This has proved a great source of expense to the Authority in emptying the same, and has been fruitful of complaints because they rapidly become full to overflowing. The refuse carted was disposed of as follows :— 1893. 1894. Increase or Decrease. Loads of refuse to destructor 12.839 ... 14,751 ... + 1,912 Do. do. destructor tip ... 393 ... 284 ... — 109 Do. to the oyster shell heap ... 127 ... 106 ... — 21 Do. on land in various parts of the Borough 981 ... 1,149 ... + 168 Total loads of refuse carted 14,340 ... 16,290 + 1,950 Total loads of coke carted to ere- mators 834 977 ••• + 143 Total loads of refuse and coke 15.174 ... 17,267 ... + 2,093 More loads of refuse were tipped away in 1894 than in 1893, because there were more loads of dirty water from cesspools, which was emptied on to land for agricultural purposes. For the financial year ending March 25th, 1895, the cost of emptying ashpits was ;£^2,509, i.e.^ per inhabited house 7s. ii*99d.