[Report 1908] / Medical Officer of Health, Bingley U.D.C.

  • Bingley (England). Urban District Council. nb2008024122.
Date:
1908
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Credit: [Report 1908] / Medical Officer of Health, Bingley U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BINGLEY URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL. REPORT of the BUILDING and SANITARY INSPECTOR for the Year ending 31st December, 1908. To the Urban District Council of Bingley. Me. Chaikman and Gentlemen, I beg to submit for your consideration my Keport of the Sanitary Works executed under your authority during the year ended 81st December, 1908. Building Plans, New Buildings and Drainage constructed.—85 Building Plans have been approved of, and 1 disapproved of. 15 dwelling-houses have been erected, 3247 yards of Main Sewers, 2432 yards of drains have been constructed, and 223 drains connected up to main sewers. 1408 visits to buildings, sewers, and drainage in the course of construction have been made. Central Ward : Additions to Technical School, Bingley, 1 temporary wood building, 160 yards of drainage and 10 connections to main sewers. South Ward : Warehouse at Cottingley Mills, 90 yards of drainage and 8 connections to main sewers. West Ward : 2 temporary wood buildings, 673 yards of main sewers, 162 yards of drainage and 44 connections to main sewers. North Ward: 2 dwelling-houses, additions to Fair Mount, 100 yards of main sewers, 534 yards of drainage and 66 connections to main sewers. East Ward : 10 dwelling-houses, additions to a house at Manor Park, 1 temporary wood building, 441 yards of main sewers, 1344 yards of drainage and 94 connections to main sewers. Cullingworth Ward : additions to a farm at Flappit Springs, scullery at New Bridge, stables at Intake Farm, additions to Lower Height Farm, 1 temporary wood building, 884 yards of main sewers, 8 yards of drainage. Wilsden Ward : 3 dwelling-houses, workshop at Harecroft, mistle at Greenwood Farm, 1 temporary wood building, 1149 yards of main sewers, 134 yards of drainage and 1 connection to main sewer. Supervision of Streets and Drains-—In all cases where new drains are constructed or old ones re-constructed, the works are supervised, and in nearly all instances the pipes are covered up in my presence. This supervision takes up a great deal of time, but it ensures the work being carried out in a proper manner. In my report of 1904, I mentioned several streets that were in bad repair, since then some improvements have been carried out. I should like to point out several other streets that are in a bad state of repair, namely :—Crow Nest Road, Ireland Terrace, Cross Lane, Hill Side Road and Green Hill Street, several streets in Myrtle Park, streets off Bradford Road, King’s Head Yard, streets off Mornington Road, Clyde Street, and others that are kept in bad repair in the outlying parts of the district. The reason I mention this matter is because I have had complaints, both from owners and occupiers. If taken from a health point of view, it would be a great benefit to the public in several ways. The ground air, that is, the air which is intermixed with the soil from its surface down to the level of the subsoil, is continually being discharged into the atmosphere. Streets like those I have mentioned, are fairly well saturated with filth, such as excreta of many and various animals. It is well known that the dust from the street surfaces contains bacteria generated from the excretal and other organic and vegetable matters, which are more or less injurious to the throat, lungs, and stomach, and also to the eyes, as well as other organs. This is one reason why it is important that streets where houses abut upon should be paved, so that they could be kept clean, and as far as possible, be free from vegetable and animal matter. Another reason is when streets are muddy, and are mended with ashes and other unsuitable materials, they have a tendency to block the main sewers, and this means an extra strain on the rates in clearing them. Abatement of Nuisances.—4 complaints have been received, 784 houses and premises inspected, 190 formal notices served, and 75 formal notices have been complied with, (these numbers include 6 outstanding notices of 1907.) Nuisances death with.—13 house drains have been tested by request of the occupiers ; 7 were found to be defective, and 6 were satisfactory ; 110 house drains have been repaired and trapped; 41 waste pipes have been disconnected ; 36 house drains beneath basements have been relaid, trapped and disconnected. Central Ward.—In the 1st division of this ward there has been 1 water closet provided. In the 2nd division there have been 18 water closets and 3 dry ashes places provided, and 8 midden closets and 3 covered middens done away with. In the 3rd division there have been 34 water closets and 3 dry ashes places provided, and 14 midden closets, 2 open middens and 1 covered midden done away with. West Ward.-—In the 7th division there have been 13 water closets, 1 slop water closet and 3 dry ashes places provided, and 8 midden closets and 3 covered middens done away with. North Ward.—In the 11th division there have been 22 water closets and 7 dry ashes places provided, and 21 midden closets, 5 covered middens and 2 open middens done away with. In the 12th division there have been 27 water closets, 2 slop water closets and 7 dry ashes places provided, and 13 midden closets, 3 covered middens and 4 open middens done away with. In the 14th division there have been 11 water closets and 9 dry