[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Diss U.D.C.

  • Diss (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Diss U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Rejections of meat and offal were much lower than receding years, the comparative amoun ts being as follows s~ 1953 • 12 tons 0 cwts. 2 o:rs, ,7 23 lbs. • * •» 1952 ,.000 19 tons 11 CW't s, 0 qrs. 0 lbs. 1951 .«•.. 17 tons 7 cwts. C qrs. 20 lbs. , 1950 0 0 0 0 0 12-tons 16 cwts. 0 qr s 0 5 lb-s, I append a summary of causes of rejection and it will be seen'..that .Tuberculosis is the most common cause of rejection. It will also be seen that rejections of offal were very high due to parasitic affections, the most common parasite being the Liver Fluke and a high proportion of offal rejected being liver. Refuse Coilection, Disposal yind Salvage, Collection, At the end of the year there were 1,250 premises from which refuse was collected, the number of dustbins to be emptied was 1,360, The average period between collections of refuse from, premises in the town area was 10-g- days. It must, however, be realised that on 1 occ asion the period was l4 days, on 3 occasions 13 days and on 6 occasions 12 days. These excessive periods are due to seasonal variations in weight and volume of refuse, difficulties at the tip due to bad weather conditions and time lost by holidays, special collections ,and the carting.of covering material. With the present refuse collection staff of two men it is found that when time is lost on the round several further collections are made before the return to the normal average period. This is due to the above normal amount of refuse that it is necessary to remove. It is generally known by other cleansing authorities that, compared with the war and post-war period, the volume of refuse is increasing due to the freedom of certain materials which eventually find their way to the dustbin. The most notable material is paper which althoug still collected by this Council as salvage is becoming more and more apparent in the general refuse, I consider that the time will come when additional staff must be obtained for this service, by reason of the increase in the bulk of refuse as mentioned above and also the building of houses and other premises from which refuse will have to be collected. At the present time I am confident that a 7 day collection of refuse for the town area of Diss could be made by the part-time assistance of a further man for 2h hours each and every week, fii-Sjoo^al• The.hose Lane Tip was filled by the Autumn and with the shortage oi suitable tips the Council were very fortunate in obtaining the use of the tip on Roydon Road, There were the usual teething troubles at the commence- ment of tipping at the pew tip but these were soon settled and tipping has progressed very well, Salvage, The return from salvage was not as high as could be hoped but I am glad to report that there was a slight increase over 1952,