[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Bury (Union) R.D.C.

  • Bury (Greater Manchester, England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Bury (Union) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Ringley—T hese works are designed for a population of about 675 and consist of septic tanks and continuous filtration. Outwood.—ddiese are situated at the north-west end of the township near the (lolliery, and provide sewage treatment for-about 300. They consist of detritus tanks, sci’eens in duplicate, covered septic tank, and a filter bed. UN8WOKTH. Croft Lane, Hollins.—The daily dry-weather flow is about 11000 gallons, and the approximate population dealt with is 800. The method of treatment is by sedimentation, continuous filtration and finally land filtration. Parrs Lane, Unsworth.—Treatment at these works is by means of a septic tank, filter beds with circular sprinkler and humus tank. This provides for a population of about 700. Kilner Croft.—The sewage from a few houses in this area discharges on to a filter bed and thence to the Foxley Brook. An additional works is to be erected near the Foxley Brook which will treat the drainage from the new houses now in course of erection by the Bleachers’ Association at Unsworth, and also from houses at the south end of Hollins. WAL]\IERSLEY-CUM-SHUTTLE WORTH. Drainage from the houses in this township is connected to cesspools or discharges on to land. The whole of the Sewage Disposal Works are under the super- vision of an experienced manager. I would urge upon the Council the importance of extending the sewering in some parts of the district, especially in Seddon Lane, Outwood, and in the village of Ainsworth. It is most essential that the number of privy middens should be considerably reduced, but this is quite impossible until further provision is made for the conveyance of sewage to the present or other works. Closet Accommodation.—Nearly 70 per cent, of the closet accommodation is by privy middens or pails. Every oppor- tunity is taken to urge the conversion of privy middens and pail closets to water closets and in nil new houses water closets are insisted upon wherever sewage disposal works are available. During the year the closet accommodation at irwell Bank Mills, Outwood, have been converted from privy middens to water closets. The following Table shows the types of closets and the provision for hous^3 refuse in the various townships : Locality No. of Privy Middens Privy Closets Pail Closets Fresh W ater Closets Waste Water Closets Ashpits Ashbins Ainsworth 167 298 21 149 23 17 146 IRrtle-cum-Bam ford ... 24 82 126 172 26 116 50 Outwood 168 302 3 208 6 72 6 Unsworth 215 464 5 45 45 32 34 Walmersley-cum-Shl wh 85 86 26 3 — 20 — d’otals . . 609 1232 181 577 100 257 236