London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
London County Council 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| No. | Name of town or district. | Number of tanks. | Distinctive name or number of each tank. | Whether the tanks are open or closed. | Dimensions of the tanks. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area. | Depth. | Capacity of the tanks. | |||||
| Feet. | Feet. | Gallons. | |||||
| 1 | Accrington | The whole of the tank capacity is a little over 1½ days' flow. | |||||
| 2 | Aldershot | No septic tanks used. | |||||
| 3 | Acton | Open | |||||
| 4 | Aylesbury | ||||||
| 5 | Barnsley | 1 | Open | 10,800 | 3 | 202,500 | |
| 6 | Birmingham | 20 | 1 to 20 | Open | 189,000 (square feet) | 605 | 7,143,500 |
| 7 | Blackburn | 2 in succession. | Open | 750,000 | |||
| 8 | Bloxwich district o: Walsall | Open | Tank holds about 6 hours flow of sewage, | ||||
| 9 | Bristol— At Knowle | 2 | Knowle | Closed | 275 and 360 | 6 | 26,000 (total) |
| At St. John's-lane | 1 | St. John's | Closed | 200 | 6 | 8,125 | |