[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Benfleet U.D.C., Canvey Island U.D.C., Rayleigh U.D.C., Rochford R.D.C. (South East Essex).

Benfleet (England). Urban District Council.

Date:: 1964

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Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Benfleet U.D.C., Canvey Island U.D.C., Rayleigh U.D.C., Rochford R.D.C. (South East Essex). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$I'lu' following details are proN ided relating to the water supply in these Districts:— No. of Length of Total connections extensions extensions during during over past year year five years Benfleet IbD. 913 13,068 yds. 46,839 yds. Canvev Island U.D. 403 1,683 yds. 32,429 yds. Ravleigh U.D. 231 3,714 yds. 21,124 yds. Rochford R.D. 381 4,084 yrls. 26,322 yds. The usual details in respect of water supplied in the Rural District of Rochford are found in Table 3 of Appendix A. Drainage and Sewerage The rapid development in South East Essex since the war, with the population increasing largely by immigration, between 3,000 and 6,000 every year, has created serious problems in many aspects of Local ('lovernment. One of these is that of sewage disposal. New sewage works are in course of construction at Canvey Island, major extensions have been carried out at the two sewage disposal works at Rayleigh, relief sewers have been installed in Benfleet, and Rochford are discussing the best means to deal with their present problem of the surcharging of sewers during periods of heavy rainfall. The respective Engineers and Surveyors have provided the following information on the subject as far as 1964 is concerned. The Benfleet Urban District is divided roughly into eastern and western areas for the purposes of sewage disposal. The eastern area is further divided into a smaller north-eastern section draining by gravity to the Rayleigh Urban District, and a south-eastern section by gravity to the County Borough of Southend-on-Sea. The western area is also subdivided into a north-western section which gravitates to a pumping station in Rushbottom Lane at Ureat Tarpots, and a south-western section which flows to the pumping station in South Benfleet. This latter pumping station also receives the sewage which is pumped from the Rushbottom Lane pumping station. Sewage is pumped from the South Benfleet pumping station to the Sewage Disposal Works in the extreme south-west corner of the District where it undergoes treatment. The works comprise a balancing tank, two continuous flow settlement tanks, and two percolating filters. There is one storm overflow tank to deal with over six times the Dry Weather Flow. The effluent, after treatment, flows into Benfleet Creek. Samples are taken from time to time by the Port of London Health Authority to ensure that the recpiisite standard is maintained. Additional foul water sewers, 363 vards in length, were constructed in streets throughout the district, during the year, and about 2] miles of relief sewer constructed in a westerly direction from Kenneth Road. Sewage is disposed of at Canvey Island by means of a gra\'ity system with ])umifing stations sited at appropriate jioints to raise the sewage and produce the necessarx' head. On reaching the main pumping$