[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Somerset County Council.

  • Somerset Council
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Somerset County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Strket. An agiwinent has been entered into with the Wells lUiral District Council to receive and treat the sewage from the parish of Walton. Taunton. The removal of the sewage disposal works to a site at Ham is under consideration. Wellington. Progre.ss is being made with the extension of the works at Mitchells Pool and these should he completed in 1950. \\e.ston-super-Mare. Foul and surface water sewers were laid to serve 138 houses and flats on the Bournville Housing Estate. \eovil. a Public Inquiry was held in August following an application for loan sanction to borrow the sum of £208,203 to provide for new sewage disposal works. Rural Areas, Axbridge. No new works or extensions were carried out during the year but future proposals include schemes for Axbridge and Cross and Congresbury and district at estimated costs of £37,000 and £41,600 respectively. Bathavon. Good progress has been made with the sewering of Peasedown St. John and the construction of the temporary sewage works has commenced. A scheme for sewering Freshford at an estimated cost of £15.000 is about to be submitted to the Ministry of Health and authority to go to tender is aw'aited for the Wellow, Camerton and Dunkerton scheme. Schemes are also being prepared to serve the London Road area of Bathford and the south-western portion of Peasedown St. John. Bridgwater. No new works or extensions have been made but the disposal works at Weston- zoyland and Middlezoy have been taken over from the Air Ministry. The Northern Parishes scheme is ready for submission to the Ministry of Health. Clutton. The Pitway Lane sewer in Farrington Gurney was extended for a distance of 200 yards. It is proposed to lay a new sew'er at Paulton to connect with the Bathavon Rural District Council’s extension at Camerton. Frome. No new works or extensions were carried out but consideration is being given to the provision of schemes for Norton St. Philip and Beckington. Langport. Progress is being made with the Somerton Sewerage Extension Scheme but it is not expected that the works wdll be completed until late in 1951 owing to delays caused by lack of labour. Long Ashton. Work has commenced on the construction of the new' rising main to the sea outfall and the installation of more powerful pumps at the Yatton sewage pumping station. Minor extensions were also made to serve new housing estates. Schemes have been prepared and submitted to the Ministry of Health for a])i)roval for PoiJhury, Nailsea and Kenn at estimated costs of £5,200, £83,000 aiul £5,720 respeci ively. A tcndei' has been accejited for additions and improxements to Cambridge House disposal works and works of sewerage and sewage disposal at Flax Bourton ai'e cnntemi)lated.