[Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Rhyl U.D.C.

  • Rhyl (Wales). Urban District Council.
Date:
1972
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Credit: [Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Rhyl U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In the eastern portion of the district, the sewage gravitates to a small pumping station, where it is pumped through a rising main to a branch sewer. The remainder of the sewage gravitates to a main pumping station where, after maceration, it is pumped into a high-level storage reservoir of a holding capacity of 1J million gallons, and from the storage tank it gravitates out to sea, where it is discharged approximately 1,000 yards from the high water mark into the sea, commencing half-hour on ebb after high water for two hours, when the valve is closed until the next tide. This applies to undiluted sewage, but during heavy rainfalls the valve into the main outfall pipe has to be opened to discharge the storm water. The main drainage scheme is virtually complete, except for the town centre scheme and the need to either extend the existing sea outfall or provide full treatment at an inland works. RHYL CUT Parts of this stream are in a very unsatisfactory condition, with indiscriminate dumping of rubbish, making parts of the Cut un- sightly. The amount of water in the Rhyl Cut has been significantly reduced as a result of the surface water drainage scheme carried out by the Dee and Clwyd River Authority at the eastern end of the town. The public should not consume the water cress from this water course because of the danger to health. I believe the only long-term satisfactory solution will be the culverting of sections of this water course, but this is going to be an extremely costly operation. CAMPING AND CARAVAN SITES The number of licensed sites used for camping was thirteen and strict control under a local Act is enforced to prohibit tenting. The estimated number of campers resident in the district at the height of the season is about 6,000. SMOKE CONTROL It has been Increasingly recognised that atmospheric pollution, from whatever source, can cause ill-health, whether In the form of bronchitis or cancer of the lung. The new building bye-laws make it compulsory for all new grates to be capable of burning smokeless fuels. The principal Industrial smoke nuisances in the town have been eliminated and the source of the smoke Is now entirely from the domestic chimney, and the coal burnt is becoming increasingly smokier every year. Fortunately, there is a progressive trend for householders to install central heating which is run by gas, elec- tricity, oil or smokeless fuel, which reduces the atmospheric pollution from smoke.