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Chislehurst 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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Cesspool Emptying
Concurrent with its policy of abolishing cesspools when possible,
the Council instituted an emptying service. In the first complete
year of its operation, 1,098,400 gallons were removed from
a total of 239 cesspools. In 1962 the comparative figures were
1,086,400 gallons from 134 cesspools. From its inauguration in
1954, the use of the service increased until a maximum amount of
1,549,200 gallons was disposed of in 1960. The figure dropped
to 1,220,000 in 1961, which year coincided with the abolition of
a large number of cesspools.
Details of the operation of the service in 1962 are as follow:—
| Quarters | Whole Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar. | June | Sept. | Dec. | 1962 | 1961 | |
| Individual cesspools emptied | 43 | 65 | 50 | 42 | 93 | 134 |
| No. of "jobs" including repeats | 126 | 163 | 170 | 150 | 609 | 695 |
| No. of loads removed | 271 | 389 | 343 | 355 | 1,358 | 1,525 |
DISEASES OF ANIMALS (WASTE FOODS) ORDER, 1957.
The work of licencing and controlling plants for boiling waste
food has been delegated by the Kent County Council. It is principally
designed to prevent disease in animals fed on swill. Plants
at five premises are licensed and 33 visits were paid to ensure that
operation was satisfactory.
DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE.
I am informed by the Engineer and Surveyor that new lengths
of sewer have been completed, or adopted in private estate development
as follow :—
New length of Sewer
Foul sewers of 6" and 9" diameters, totalling 2,792 yds.
Storm water sewers of 6", 9", 12", 15", 18" and 24" diameters
totalling 3,737 yds.
Repairs to existing Sewers
Foul Sewers of 12" diameter 17 yds.
Storm water Sewers of 12" diameter 23 yds.
FACTORIES ACT, 1961
Public Health Inspectors have made 243 visits of inspection
to factories with or without mechanical power and building sites,
etc. which are controlled by this Act. 28 nuisances or defects were
dealt with, some in conjunction with H.M. Inspector of Factories.