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The charges made in connection with the above service
amounted to £35. 14s. Od.
During the summer months an appropriate aerosol spray
has been successfully employed for quick knock-down and kill
of flies and other flying insects. In this particular regard,
Council restaurants and factory canteens have been kept free
from flies, etc.
D(5)d Closet Accommodation and Cesspools
The whole of the closet accommodation both in the older
parts of the town and the recently developed areas is on the
main drainage system, there being only 24 known cesspools
existing.
Cesspools are emptied once a month free of charge under
Council resolution of 10th March, 1942, and sewage contents
of cesspools are discharged by Council plant into the nearest
sewer. The cesspools requiring the service of the Corporation
are scattered throughout the district, and in the majority
of cases, necessitate the covering of considerable distances
both for pumping out and conveying to the point of discharge.
During the year, cesspools were emptied on 9 occasions.
Two cesspools were abandoned and drains connected to
main sewer.
D(5)e Smoke Abatement
Emission of smoke and grit at 3 factory premises necessitated
action being taken which resulted in the following
improvements :—
(a) Foundry. Spark catcher installed. Change of flux
from chalk to dense limestone.
(b) Factory. Change to higher grade fuel.
(c) Factory Survey by Ministry of Fuel and Power.
Four mechanical stokers and elevator installed.
D(5)f Swimming Baths and Pools
(1) The Council's open air bath is situated in Stonewood
Road and comprises one pool of some 55,000 gallons capacity
which is now exclusively used by the Kent Education Committee
during normal school hours, and local youth clubs during
evenings and on Saturday mornings. Water in the pool is
heated to a temperature of 72 degrees Fahrenheit by low pressure
steam heating and is sterilised by the chlorine process.