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nuisance, i.e. "A quarry (whether in course of being worked or
not) which
(i) is not provided with an efficient and properly maintained
barrier so designed and constructed as to prevent any
person from accidentally falling into the quarry, and
(ii) by reason of its accessibility from a highway or a place of
public resort constitutes a danger to members of the
public."
A survey was accordingly carried out of all the quarries in
the District to which this Section applies, and as a result a considerable
amount of new fencing was provided.
RIVERS AND STREAMS.
From time to time inspections are made of the local watercourses
but their clearance is a minor matter. Surface water
flooding associated with heavy rainfall and the increasing area of
impervious road surfaces, has received and is still receiving attention.
The policy is to direct the maximum amount of rainwater
into the chalk subsoil for our future benefit and normally the
existing arrangements are satisfactory.
CAMPING SITES.
These have to be supervised to avoid contamination of the
water supply and other nuisances arising. The permanent Boy
Scouts' Camp at Selsdon is conducted very satisfactorily and no
major public health problems have arisen as a result of the
caravan camp site near Hooley. The latter continues to operate
subject to a final extension of permission granted by the Ministry
of Housing and Local Government for a period of 3 years from
the 28th January, 1957.
The action taken by the Council in 1951 under S.57 of the
Surrey County Council Act, to obtain "prohibition orders" in
respect of certain areas in the District has continued to be effective
in preventing nuisance arising from gypsy encampments.
SWIMMING BATHS.
There is one swimming bath at Selsdon, which is on occasion
made available to the public, and another at Reedham Orphanage
in respect of which official arrangements are made in order that a
large number of school children can benefit from its use.
Frequent inspections are made to supervise and try to ensure
an adequate degree of chlorination. During 1957, 20 samples of
the water in these baths were submitted for chemical and bacteriological
examination and four from one of the baths showed that
there had been insufficient chlorination. Following representations
to the owners subsequent samples were satisfactory.
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