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DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE.
The Engineer and Surveyor has kindly furnished details of
work carried out as under:—
Extensions to Public Sewers carried out during the year:—
Birchwood Avenue. Sidcup—107 yards of 9" foul sewer.
Old Maidstone Road, Ruxley Corner—110 yards of 9"
foul sewer.
Sidcup By-pass Road—120 yards of 9" foul sewer.
Dulverton Road, Sidcup—36 yards of 18" storm water
relief sewer.
Suffolk Road, Footscray—212 yards of 9" storm water
sewer.
In addition, a total of approximately 818 yards of foul and
storm water sewers have been laid in connection with the development
of private housing estates. These sewers will eventually be
adopted under Section 17 of the Public Health Act. 1936.
RIVERS AND STREAMS.
No works of major importance have been carried out during
the year.
Twenty-five inspections were made by the Sanitary Inspectors.
CESSPOOLS.
Two new buildings with cesspool drainage were erected in
1954, and one with a chemical closet. The owners have each given
an undertaking to connect to the sewer when available.
Two cesspools were abolished during the year and there are
now 473 premises not connected to main drainage as follow:—
Lamorbey and Black fen 9
Sidcup and Footscray 22
North Cray 239
St. Paul's Cray 101
Chislehurst and Mottingham 102
473
In a number of cases, two or more premises are drained to one
cesspool. The total number of cesspools is 378.
During the course of the year the Council inaugurated an
emptying service for cesspools. A charge of 7/6 is made for the
removal of 600 gallons from houses and 15/- per 600 gallons from
other premises.
The scheme met with a fair response. Considerable efforts
have been made to publicise it and to ensure, as far as possible, its
full use.