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Bexley 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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(ii) Drainage and Sewerage.
The following foul and surface water sewers were
laid during the year:—
Hurst Place Estate—
1046 lin yards Foul Sewer.
1112 lin yards S.W. Sewer.
2. Rivers and Streams.
No serious case of pollution of rivers or streams was
found during the year. Two samples of water were
taken from the stream at East Wickham Tip. The
Analyst's report stated that the water was of fair quality
and that there was no evidence of any serious pollution
of excreta 1 origin.
CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S REPORT.
Health Department,
14, Brampton Road,
Bexleyheath.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Borough
of Bexley.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have pleasure in submitting my Annual Report
as Chief Sanitary Inspector and Public Cleansing Officer
to your Council for the year 1951.
The report consists mainly of a tabulated record of
work carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors.
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