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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.Remarks.
11BurslemThe information respecting this centre has been obtained from particulars referring to a scheme in preparation, published by the Borough of Walsall.
12BuryFrom the results obtained, the Corporation have decided to extend the works on similar lines.
13Cambridge
14Carlisle
15CroydonAbout 450,000 gallons are dealt with daily. The effluent is passed over land once or twice by surface irrigation.
16DarwenThe sludge from the precipitation tanks is allowed to flow into a large lagoon formed in the deep bed of coarse gravel on which the sewage works are situated. A great deal of liquefaction takes place in this bed, thus causing the disappearance of the greater part of the sludge. The beds were originally of coke, but owing to the diminution caused by the breaking down of the coke, hard vitrified clinker has been substituted.
17EpsomThe information respecting this centre has been obtained from particulars published by the Borough of Walsall.
No.Name of town or district.Remarks.
11BurslemThe information respecting this centre has been obtained from particulars referring to a scheme in preparation, published by the Borough of Walsall.
12BuryFrom the results obtained, the Corporation have decided to extend the works on similar lines.
13Cambridge
14Carlisle
15CroydonAbout 450,000 gallons are dealt with daily. The effluent is passed over land once or twice by surface irrigation.
16DarwenThe sludge from the precipitation tanks is allowed to flow into a large lagoon formed in the deep bed of coarse gravel on which the sewage works are situated. A great deal of liquefaction takes place in this bed, thus causing the disappearance of the greater part of the sludge. The beds were originally of coke, but owing to the diminution caused by the breaking down of the coke, hard vitrified clinker has been substituted.
17EpsomThe information respecting this centre has been obtained from particulars published by the Borough of Walsall.