[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Driffield R.D.C.

  • Driffield (Humberside, England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Driffield R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Sanitary Inspection of the Area. The following' tabular statement sets out the number and nature of inspections made, types of premises visited, purpose of these visits, action taken and results of such action : — No. in Inspections. District. Houses—for Rural Housing Survey (under £20 R.V.) Nil 2831 Houses—for all other purposes 231 3020 Houses—subsequent visits 124 Houses—informal action taken 31 Houses—informal action complied with Houses—found not to be in all respects fit for human 31 habitation 31 Houses—found overcrowded during the year 14 Houses—found overcrowded at end of year ... 44 Houses—disinfected after infectious disease ... 3 Houses—disinfested for vermin (bed bugs) ... Nil New houses built by the Council 26 New houses built by Private Enterprise 10 New houses in course of erection by the Council New houses in course of erection by Private 10 Enterprise ..., 4 Drainage works—all types of premises 105 Water supplies—all types of premises 34 Shops, other than meat shops ... 42 Meat shops, stalls, etc. 64 Food inspections ..., 48 Ice cream—registered premises ... ... ...< 25 Cowsheds and dairies ... 27 Knackers’ yards 18 Rats and mice destruction 54 Privies converted to pail closets . . .1 ... Nil Privies converted to water closets • • • 2 Pail closets converted to water closets ... ... 15 Cesspools abolished ... ... ...i • • • 1 Nuisances found and remedied ... ... 12 Water samples sent for bacteriological examination—total ... ... 25 Water samples sent for bacteriological examination from pumping stations ... 7 Water samples sent for bacteriological examination from' public stand-taps ... • • • ... 14 Water samples sent for bacteriological examination from private supplies • • • 4 Unsatisfactory reports on bacteriological examination from private supplies ... ...i • • • 1 Repeat samples satisfactory on bacteriological examination from' private supplies • • • 1 Well closed (water unfit) . . • ... Nil