[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashbourne R.D.C.

  • Ashbourne (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashbourne R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SEWERAGE AND SAVAGE DISPOSAL (CONTD) and Brassington. Permission to proceed with the last two schemes has been received from the Ministry of Health, The Council have also called for reports on sewage schemes for Brailsford and Kniveton. LS Cxi SLAT I ON New byelaws for handling food have been approved by the Council and submitted to the Ministry of Health for confirmation. CLOSET ACCOMMODATION Since water mains have been laid to a number of the Villages, there is an ever increasing request for permission to convert closets to water closets. Owing to the unsatisfactory method of sewage disposal in many villages, these requests at the present time are unfortunately having to be discouraged. PUBLIC CLEANSING. No change has been made in the refuse collection service. A fortnightly collection of domestic refuse is made to all properties within easy access of a highway whore an approved pattern dustbin is supplied. HSNMORE AND BENTLEY BROOKS FLOODING SCHEME. During the year approval has been obtained and the work has commenced to alleviate the flooding from domestic and agricultural land in the parish of Clifton caused by the overflowing of water from the Henmore and Bentley Brooks and in part from the River Dove. The works include the construction of new floodbanks and the repair of existing; provision of traffic crossings over the floodbanks and the construction of training works at various points on the respective waterways; the installation of flood relief pipes and widening of the waterways where necessary; the replacement of existing narrow bridges by new constructions and the clearing of obstructions including trees, bushes, collapsed walling, stones, silt and debris from the beds and banks of the Henmore Brook and the Bentley Brook. SANITARY INSPECTION OP THE AREA. During the year 1950 calls were made by your Inspectors for the abatement of nuisances, 56 Informal and 3 Formal Notices were served, 1+0 of which were complied with. Legal proceedings were commenced in one instance and the person concerned complied with the Notice before the summons was heard. The summons was therefore withdrawn. INSPECTION OP POOD. Owing to the central slaughtering of animals there are no animals slaughtered in the District except pigs for home consumption. Numerous pigs killed for home consumption were inspected at the request of the owner. Difficulties have arisen in cases where pigs were affected with generalized tuberculosis and the owner retained the carcases for their own consumption. No further action could be taken by the Department. Regular inspections of meat and other foods have been during the year. Details of visits and inspections made arc as follows Slaughterhouses 31 Shops etc. 29 Catering establishments 14 made