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Orpington 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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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 :—
Private Estate Development:
1,685 lineal yards of 6" Foul Water Sewer.
329 lineal yards of 9" Foul Water Sewer.
148 lineal yards of 6" Surface Water Sewer.
64 lineal yards of 9" Surface Water Sewer.
Council Construction :
122 lineal yards of 6" Surface Water Sewer.
959 lineal yards of 9" Surface Water Sewer.
107 lineal yards of 12" Surface Water Sewer.
237 lineal yards of 15" Surface Water Sewer.
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948.
There are 145 factories on the Council's register at the present
time.
Ninety-seven visits of inspection were made by the Public
Health Inspectors during the year, only four defects being found,
which were remedied.
The following gives particulars of the work carried out during
1959 :
1. Inspection for purposes of provisions as to heatlh :
| Premises | No. on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| (a) Factories in which Section 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by the Local Authorities | 14 | 8 | — | — |
| (b) Factories not included in (a) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 116 | 66 | 1 | — |
| (c) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises)* | 15 | 23 | — | — |
| 145 | 97 | 1 | — | |
* Building sites on Estate development.