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DRAINAGE AND SEWAGE
The Council accepts as a legal responsibility the clearance of
certain types of public sewers and the work is undertaken by
Disinfector/Handymen employed by the Department. In addition,
private drains are cleared, but a charge is made in these cases.
Of the 1,574 instances of choked drains dealt with, 1,192
related to private drainage.
The trunk soil sewerage system is under the control of the
West Kent Main Sewerage Board and the Greater London Council.
The Borough Engineer states that foul sewers and surface
water sewers have been provided within the Borough during 1969
as under:—

PRIVATE STREET WORKS
Foul Sewers
6 in. diameter 189
9 in. diameter 1,295
Surface Water Sewers
9 in. diameter 100