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95
DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE
The Council accepts as a legal responsibility the clearance of
certain types of public sewers and the work is undertaken by
Disinfector/Handymen employed by the Department. In addition,
private drains are cleared, but a charge is made in these cases.
Of the 1,359 instances of choked drains dealt with, 787
related to private drainage.
The trunk soil sewerage system is under the control of the
West Kent Main Sewerage Board and the Greater London Council.
The Borough Engineer states that foul sewers and surface
water sewers have been provided within the Borough during 1966,
as under :—
PRIVATE ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
Foul Sewers: Yards
6" diameter 886
9" diameter 1,608
Surface Water Sewers:
6" diameter 490
9" diameter 2,170
12" diameter 404
15" diameter 160
18" diameter 54
PRIVATE STREET WORKS
Foul Sewers:
6" diameter 286
Surface Water Sewers:
6" diameter 176
9" diameter 324
SEWERAGE AUTHORITY
Foul Sewers:
9" diameter 52
Surface Water Sewers :
9" diameter 67
18" diameter 311
During the year ten new houses were connected to cesspools
and 27 cesspools were abolished, the properties being connected
to main drainage.
There are now 2,209 cesspools in use in the Borough.