[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, St Mellons R.D.C.

  • St. Mellons (Wales). Rural District Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, St Mellons R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Premises provided with more adequate supply of water ... 7 Works in progress, visits made thereto 251 Interviews and appointments with Owners and Agents with reference to repairs, etc. ... 138 Miscellaneous Inspections ... 143 Water. No. of Samples taken ... 4 I nfect ious D iseases. All the notified cases of Infectious Disease were repeated- ly visited, and instructions given, together with precautionary notices. In every case necessary disinfectants were supplied, and the house disinfected at the certified termination of each case. The drains of every house thus visited are inspected, and if necessary tested, when investigating notified cases of infectious disease. Visits made ... 176 Houses disinfected ... 49 House Drains. Drains connected to Sewers ... 87 New Drains Laid ... 192 Repaired and cleansed ... 58 New Inspection Chambers provided on existing Drains ... '5 Inspections to newly constructed, defective and repaired Drains ... 297 23 drains, when inspected and tested, following repair or construction, were found to be defective, necessitating further visits of inspection as the defects were remedied. It was found necessary to have 9 newly constructed drains taken up and entirely relaid, to ensure satisfactory comple- tion of the. work. Water Closets. Flushing Tanks have been fixed in all new W.C.’s pro- vided during the year. New Water Closets provided ... 236 Repaired ... 16 New Flush Tanks provided to existing W.C.’s ... 6 Flush Tanks repaired ... 5 Defective Closet Pans replaced ... 4