[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Oxendon R.D.C.

  • Oxendon (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Oxendon R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    # Water Supply is from public and private pumps and springs. The quantity is adequate and the purity has been uniformly satisfactory. No River or Stream Pollution has occurred. Drainage and Sewerage.—Disposal is by precipitation tanks- and filters at Welford, Sibbertoft, and Sulby, by tanks and strainers at Marston, and by sceptic tanks in other villages. Closet Accommodation.—Vaults ... ... 652 Buckets ... ... 152 * Water Closets ... 224 1028 Number recently converted to water closets o Scavenging is carried out by the occupiers in the main. A sludge cart is provided and the sceptic tanks are emptied periodically, the solids being deposited on neighbouring fields. Sanitary Inspection : (a) Number of inspections made—1057. (b) Number of notices served -jst‘JUltor)/ n^* v ' (informal—33. (c) Result of notices—instructions executed. Premises under Council's control include : Slaughter-houses ... ... 8 Bakehouses ... ... ... 10 Cow-keepers’ premises... ... 30 Sanitary Alterations : (a) Undertaken during 1920—3. (b) Requiring attention now—enlargement of Sewage Disposal Works to accommodate the new houses to be built. Schools.— The sanitary condition and water supply is satisfac¬ tory. School closure was necessary on one occasion on account of infectious disease. Milk.—Supply has generally equalled the demand ; on a fewr occasions it has been difficult for villagers to get milk owing to its all