Annual medical report on the health and sanitary condition of the Nyasaland Protectorate for the year ended 31st March, 1913.

  • Nyasaland. Medical and Sanitary Services.
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[1913]
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Credit: Annual medical report on the health and sanitary condition of the Nyasaland Protectorate for the year ended 31st March, 1913. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Latrines—continued. 1911. 1912. 1913. Number of Private Latrines 28 37 33 Average number of pails of nightsoil removed daily ... Average number of soiled pails removed and clean — pails substituted Number of nightsoil men employed to clean latrines — — — and remove excreta ... _ Number of cesspools Nil Nil Nil Number of cesspools cleansed ... — _ _ Number of new cesspools constructed during the year — — _ Number of old cesspools abolished — — - Number of old cesspools oiled regularly by Department — — 9. Removal of Refuse. 1911. 1912. 1913. Number of dustbins Nil Nil Nil Number of carts at work daily to remove refuse from streets Nil Nil Nil Amount of refuse removed daily Number of carts at work daily to remove refuse from yards Nil Nil Nil and premises... Nil Nil Nil Amount of refuse removed daily from yards and premises ... Nil Nil Nil Number of men employed for removing refuse D one private !y 10. Mode of Disposal of Excreta, Refuse, and Offal. Daily average number of pails of excreta. Daily average number of cartloads of refuse. Daily average number of cartloads Slaughter House and Market Offal. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1911. 1912. 1913. Buried or trenched Buried Buried Buried Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Burnt ... — — — Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Otherwise dealt with... — — Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil State mode of disposal. 11. Average Daily Number of Cartloads of Tin Cans, Bottles, Broken Crockery, and other Incombustible Material removed from Houses, Huts, and Compounds. 1911. 1912. 1913. Not estimated Not estimated Not estimated