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Drainage and Sewerage.
The trunk soil sewerage system is under the control of the West
Kent Main Sewerage Board. Branch main soil sewers and main
surface water sewers have been provided during the year by the Local
Authority, as under:—
(a) Private Estate Development:
737 lineal yards 9in. soil sewer.
393 „ „ 6in. „
686 „ „ 9in. surface water sewer.
(b) Council Estate Development and Private Street Works:
440 lineal yards 6in. soil sewer.
599 „ „ 6in. surface water sewer.
Cesspools.
I would refer to my previous Annual Reports, 1948—1952, where
this problem in Orpington is discussed.
Number of Cesspools at 31st December, 1953:—
(1) On line of sewer (332 premises) 283
(2) Not on line of sewer 2,283
2,566
Number of cesspools abolished and main drainage
provided during the year 23
Number of houses with pail closets converted to
cesspool drainage 4
Number of new houses erected with cesspool
drainage 36
Number of loads removed from cesspools on
private, requisitioned and Council properties 4,241
There were more houses built with cesspools during the year
than there were cesspools abolished.
Swimming Baths.
There is one swimming bath in the district to which the public
are admitted.
Three samples of water were taken for examination during the
year, all of which were satisfactory.
Sixteen visits of inspection were made by the Sanitary Inspectors.