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Water Sampling.
The following samples were sent to the County Laboratory
by the Council's Sanitary Inspectors.
Samples of water taken by the Department and forwarded
to the County Laboratory for examination have all been
reported satisfactory.
(a) Wells (drinking water). Bacteriological 14.
(b) Swimming Pool, Bacteriological 20.
(c) Domestic Supplies—
(i) Bacteriological 32.
(ii) Chemical 1.
REPORT OF KENT RIVER BOARD.
Rivers and Streams.
River Cray : Weed growth in the bed of the river and on the
banks has been removed along the whole length of this river,
together with the removal of considerable amount of refuse
and debris from the river course.
River Wansunt: Weed growth and debris removed.
Middle River: Weed growth in bed and on banks removed.
Stanham River : No work has been carried out on this river
due primarily to some shortage of labour and the heavy
burden of construction of the new river wall.
Main Marsh Dykes. Certain amount of de-silting works
have been carried out following flooding of 1st, February,
1953.
River Thames—Dartford Creek, Crayford Creek.—New
River Walls.
From the Council's westerly boundary down to the Kent
River Board's depot near Jolly Farmers at Crayford, the
river wall has been improved from an original top width of
4ft. and height of 16ft. A.O.D.N, to a top width of 15ft. and
a height of 20ft, A.O.D.N. to a point approximately \ mile
from the mouth of Dartford Creek, where the improved
section of wall has a top width of 12ft. and a height of 19ft.
A.O.D.N. (This should be considered in relationship to the
surge level of 31st January/lst February, 1953, which was
approximately 16.2ft. A.O.D.N. in this area).
This work has also involved the construction of a new
delph ditch between the Council's westerly boundary and
Thames Ammunition Works.
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