[Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Darwen Borough.

  • Darwen (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1926
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Credit: [Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Darwen Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SUMMARY OF INSPECTION Number of Inspec- tions. Number of Notices Served. Result of Service of Notices. Nature of Inspections. Lejfal. Prelim- inary. Nuisan- ces abated. Remain- Prosecutions. hand. Instituted. Pendinj' Dwelling Houses under Housing Acts Factories and Workshops Bakehouses Dairies and Cowsheds Smoke Observations Refuse Tips Elementary Schools 1416 209 110 64 19 79 25 82 2 4 493 13 3 14 6 502 14 3 14 17 ... ... ... . • ... ... ... SUM.MARY OF NUISANCES Dealt wn n— Defective Drains Una- bated Dec., 92.5. 6 Dis- covered 1926 66 9 60 66 6 Uneven Slop Cullies 4 28 . • . 27 29 3 Defective W.C.’s 4 35 •> 32 37 2 . • Defective Downspouts and Easing Troughs 26 155 16 154 168 13 Insanitary Yards • • • 1 1 1 • • 1 • • • Dirty Houses 9 30 12 24 33 6 Dirty Closets 1 8 2 7 8 1 Accumulations of Refuse 4 85 18 76 81 8 Nuisances from .Animals • • • 2 • . • 2 2 • • • .Ashes Tubs without Covers 5 16 3 14 19 2 Broken Slop[)ipes 7 26 6 19 29 4 Choked Waste W’ater Closets — 28 6 26 27 1 Broken .Ashtubs 2 • • • 2 2 . • • Dangerous Closets, iCc 4 4 3 1 Insanitary Urinals 2 • . 2 2 . . . Insufficient Closet Accommt’n .. 2 • . 2 2 • • Broken Yard Doors, &c. 3 8 3 6 10 1 ... ... Insufficient Ventilation ■ • • 4 3 4 4 • • ... Defective Roof 2 6 1 5 6 o . •. Defective Windows 1 4 4 5 ... Insanitary Manure Pits 1 2 2 3 • • ■ ,, Pail Closets 20 • • • 16 20 • • • ,, Bakehouses • • • 1 1 1 • • • Miscellaneous 2 3 3 4 1 Several slatiitor\' notices were served tO' abolish pail closets and con\ert to the water carnage system and the number i f pails con\erted ami waste water closets (coinerted \oluntary) was as follows Central Sontli-Kast Soutli West Ward. Ward. Ward. lota), 8 20 49 Waste Water Closets 3 Pail Closets ^ 2 4 3 10