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DRAINAGE.
The West Kent Sewerage Board are the responsible
authority for the main drainage of Chislehurst and Sidcup.
There have been no important additions or improvements
to the drainage, sewerage or sewage disposal facilities
during the past year.
As far as is known, there are 479 premises in the district
not drained to sewers. Ten have chemical closets, seven
have earth closets, and the rest cesspools. Owners or
occupiers make private arrangements with a Maidstone firm
for emptying cesspools. The charge is 23/- for the first
1,000 gallons, and 20/- for each subsequent 1,000 gallons
of sewage emptied.
RIVERS AND STREAMS.
The main watercourses are the rivers Quaggy, Cray and
Shuttle, and a total number of 82 inspections were carried
out on them during the year. In addition, the watercourse
from Corbylands Road to Wincham Stream has been piped
with 18in. concrete tubes.
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
There are 134 factories with mechanical power, and 15
without, in the district, and 394 visits were paid to them
during the year. A close liaison is maintained between the
Sanitary Inspectors and the Factories Act Inspector.
OUTWORKERS.
97 visits were paid in connection with outworkers in the
district during the year. They were all employed by firms
outside the district. No firms in the district employ any
outworkers.
SMOKE ABATEMENT.
During the year 19 inspections and observations were
made in connection with the emission of smoke from
industrial premises, and no cases needed enforcement of
local bye-laws in respect of smoke emission.
PIGGERIES.
There are 9 piggeries in the district, to which 77 visits
were made during the year. 12 defects were found and
remedied.
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