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The only houses without water delivered to a tap
inside the house were under a demolition order throughout
1938 and were demolished early in 1939.
(iii) Rivers and Streams.
Information under this and the next two items has
been provided by the Borough Engineer.
A portion of the water course in East Wickham
Valley has been eulverted in connection with the Corporation
Housing Scheme in filenmore Road.
The Rivers Cray and Shuttle are now under the
control of the Kent Rivers Catchment Board, with whom
close co-operation is maintained with regard to work
affecting these rivers.
(iv) Drainage and Sewerage.
During 1938 the East Wickham Foul Drainage
Scheme has been completed by the Council, this involving
the construction of a Pumping Station at East
Wickham to facilitate the drainage of East Wickham
Valley and a part of Stevens' No. 6 Estate. The scheme
also included the provision of a relief sewer from Upper
Wickham Lane to the West Kent Trunk Sewer at Tanyard
Lane, Bexlev, the total length of these sewers
being approximately 4 miles.
The Council has also constructed a surface water
sewer through the tip site at East Wickham, and (in
conjunction with the Woolwich Borough Council) a
surface water sewer in Upper Wickham Lane and Lodge
Hill, to drain the Hutments Site and a part of Stevens'
No. 6 Estate. The total length of these sewers is
approximately 1¼ miles.
At Grlenmore Road six cesspools draining 24 houses
have been abolished and the properties connected to the
foul sewerage system.
In addition to the above, private developers have
laid approximately 1¾ miles of foul sewers, and approximately
l½ miles of surface water sewers.
Projected schemes for 1939 include the South
Welling and Rochester Way Foul Sewer, and surface
water sewers in Hook Lane and Rochester Way.
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