[Report 1938] / Monmouthshire County Council.

  • Monmouthshire County Council
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Monmouthshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    has for years been discussed but on each occasion it has been held up through the financial distress of the County. Very sympathetic consideration of the County Council’s scheme was given by Captain Geoffrey Crawshay, the District Commissioner, and the County Council were very pleased to receive in May, 1935, a letter informing them that Captain Geoffrey Crawshay was prepared to make a grant of 75 per cent, of the financial approved costs entailed. The work of equipping the Coldra is well in hand and it is expected that the Hospital will be opened during the latter months of 1939 as an up-to-date Maternity Hospital. This Hospital would have been opened much earlier but it had been found necessary to reorganise the whole of the sewerage and sewage disposal arrange- ments for the Hospital. Negotiations for the acquisition of the land and the right of way have caused delay, but the contracts for this work have now been let and the work is in hand. SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA. WATER SUPPLY. From the accompanying table it will be seen that the rainfall for the year 1938, was very slightly above the average. Precautionary restrictive measures were adopted in some areas so as to conserve the water supply. Detailed information regarding water supply schemes in the County will be found in the Appendices to the Annual Report for the year 1937. As regards the Rhymney Valley Water Board, the rainfall for the year ending December, 1938, as recorded at Rhymney Bridge Reservoir, was 60 71 inches, compared with 52 32 inches and 66 14 inches in 1937 and 1936 respec- tively. The average rainfall for the last ten years is 63 79 inches whilst the average taken over 22 years is 62 54 inches. The three driest consecutive months during the year were February, March and April, the rainfall for the three months being 4 48 inches. There were 142 days without rain during the year compared with 151 days in 1937 and 126 days in 1936. The maximum rainfall recorded for any one day was 2 04 inches on the 12th November. 1 00 inches or more fell on nine days and 0 50 inches or more on 46 days. By the Taf Fechan Water Supply Act, 1937, the minimum quantity of water to be taken or paid for by the Rhymney Valley Water Board was reduced from 1,750,000 gallons to 1,550,000 gallons a day. The quantity of water taken in excess of the minimum was 95,962,000 gallons. The total quantity of water taken from the Taf Fechan Supply Board during the year was 659,010,000 gallons. The maximum taken on any one day was 3,107,000 gallons. Rhymney Bridge No. 1 Reservoir, which was repaired in 1934, supplemented the Rhymney Bridge No. 2 Reservoir supply to the extent of 27,000,000 gallons. During the year a six-inch diameter main was laid from Ystrad Mynach to connect to the existing main at Pwllypant and a 15,000 gallon storage tank was