[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Newton Abbot R.D.C.

  • Newton Abbot (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Newton Abbot R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    JO In this connection it should be here mentioned that a Provisional Order of the Ministry, that came into force on October 1st, transferred the existing- public supplies of Abbots- kerswell, Ivingskerswell and Ogwell to the Water Undertaking of the Corporation of Torquay. Since that date a main from their Milber reservoir has been taken to Coffinswell and an¬ other to Daccombe, as stated above. In the latter case the Council have guaranteed an annual sum of £35 to assist in defraying the deficit in interest on the capital outlay. SEWERAGE. Under this heading several extensions and some impor¬ tant new work was undertaken and completed in seven different parishes. Chief of the new work was that at Hennock Village, where a sewer and outfall works was provided to take the drainage from 36 houses at the south end of the village, including the new Council houses. Details of the extensions and other new work will be found in the Surveyor's report. At the end of the year the position was as follows :— Villages possessing Sewers and Outfall Works: Abbots- kerswell, Bishopsteignton, Bovey Tracey, Hennock, Chud- leigh Knighton, Ideford, Liverton, South Knighton, Ipplepen, Ivingskerswell, Kingsteignton, Manaton, Widecombe, Broad- hempston, Ilsington, Chudleigh, Lustleigh and Moreton. As mentioned in the last report new outfall works at Moretonhampstead are included in the five-year estimate of expenditure. In the meanwhile careful watch is kept on the present irrigation channel and any leakage which arises is dealt with and stopped as soon as possible. Villages flawing Sewers but no Outfall Works: Stokein- teignhead, North Bovey and Denburv. As regards Stoke, negotiations with the Corporation of Torquay for the sewering of the whole of the uStoke valley having been brought to a satisfactory conclusion, it now only remains to obtain the sanction of the Ministry to borrow the money and proceed with the work. At North Bovey and Denbury the irrigation channels are sufficient at present for dealing with the sewage from these two small villages. Villages without Sewers: Bickington, Ogwell, Coffins¬ well, Trusham, Coombeinteighead and Luton.
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