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are not complained of for various—and some of them very
obvious—reasons, hence the value of systematic inspection.
In this way it has been brought about that the large
number of repairs to closets, &c., appears in the summary
of work.
At Minniedale two overflowing cesspools were cleansed,
but these will be abolished when the drainage scheme of
this long neglected part of the district is at last carried out,
which appears likely soon to be the case, as a short length
of sewer is to be constructed from the north end of Minniedale
along Clay Hill to the Cranes Park System.
No complaints have been received in connection with
the sewage farm, and the effluent as it passes at the back
of some of the houses in Ellerton Road has occasioned no
nuisance.
New sewers have been laid in Grove Road, Cadogan
Road and South Bank. The sewers in James Street and
Etwell place having been found defective and full of sediment
are about to be renewed.
Factory and
Workshop Acts
It is hardly yet appreciated that the Local Authority,
through its officials, under these Acts inspect all premises
where articles are manufactured, and this inspection will
in due course necessarily lead to considerable sanitary
improvements. This includes laundries where two persons
at least, are employed in addition to the members of the
family.
I am, Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,
Yours obediently,
OWEN COLEMAN, M.D., D.P.H.,
Medical Officer of Health,
March 13th, 1897.