[Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Buckingham (Union) R.D.C.

  • Buckingham (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1943
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Credit: [Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Buckingham (Union) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    :> 4. Closet Accommodation. The number of water closets is gradually increasing, but progress in this direction is naturally impeded by the inadequacy of the sewerage systems in some Parishes. The old insanitary privies are, however, gradually disappearing. 5. Public Cleansing. Quarterly collections of household refuse are made and salvage work also is carried out by the outside staff of the Inspector’s Department. Work here is difficult owing to the shortage of space for tipping purposes. 6. Swimming Pools and Baths. There are no public swimming baths in the District. 7. Eradication of Bed Bugs. • Two cases were investigated and eradication carried out. 8. Schools. Many of the buildings are archaic and crowded, but there are none where conditions are positively injurious to health. Sanitation is provided by earth closets and water by wells and public supplies.