Sanitary committee minute book
- Located At: Staffordshire Record Office
- Document Reference Number: CC/B/9/2
- Date: Jul 1893 - Apr 1896
- Level: Item
- Extent: (1 vol)
- Description: Indexed. This minute book covers the monthly meetings of the sanitary committee. The contents generally report correspondence with, and responses from, the various district councils re sanitary conditions within their districts.
See series level for general sub-committees mentioned.
See series level for general topics covered.
More specific content includes:
Pollution of the rivers: Foulhay Brook, Trent, Manifold, Churnet, Tame, Severn
The ventilation of prisoners' cells at Shire Hall, Aug 1894 [page 161]
Complaints re West Bromwich sewage works, Nov 1894 [page 181-184]
Detailed letter re insufficient water supply to Perry Barr at the Scott Arms Hotel and Greenfield Lane, Feb 1895 [page 217-218]
Letter from Walsall County Borough re Staffordshire's county medical officer 'interfering', Aug 1895 [page 298-300]
Plans for isolation hospitals at the asylum [page 323]
The design of Cheddleton Asylum, Apr 1896 [page 371-372]
Reports:
Quarterly reports re the quality and contents of food under the sale of food and drugs act by the appointed inspector, and the county analyst
Quarterly accounts re expenses from county officers and inspectors, stationers and printers etc.
Extracts from the minutes of Hanley County Borough's work committee (28 Nov 1893) [page 62-65]
Report from the sub-committee re future committee work recommending that sub-committees should be set up for matters concerning river pollution and sanitary circumstances respectively, Apr 1895 [pages 231-235]
Report from the sub-committee re sewage disposal at Tipton, Aug 1895 [page 291-292]
Report re fish poisoning at the river Trent, Oct 1895 - Mar 1896 [pages 309-311, 324-336, 357-365] - Category:Water pollution
- Category:Sewage works
- Category:Water supply
- Access Conditions: The minute books of this committee are open to public inspection. However, for minute books less than 100 years old you will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement under the Data Protection Act, as the minutes may contain sensitive personal information, disclosure of which is restricted under the Data Protection Act. Please ask the duty archivist for assistance.
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