[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council.

  • Shropshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SAMPLING OF EFFLUENTS FROM SEWAGE DISPOSAL WORKS AND WATER COURSES IN THE COUNTY During the year 1950, the sampling of effluents from sewage disposal works in the County was undertaken by Sanitary Officers of the County Council, and the results of the County Analyst’s examination of these samples were notified to the District Councils concerned, and also to the Clerk of the Severn River Board. At the beginning of April, 1951, the Severn River Board, within whose area of jurisdicdon the major portion of the County is situated, established a laboratory of their own for the examina¬ tion of samples of sewage effluents, and commenced a comprehensive survey of rivers within their area, including the sampling of all sewage and trade effluents. It is no longer necessary, therefore, for routine sewage samples to be obtained by County Council sampling officers, but the Severn River Board have agreed to supply the County Medical Officer of Health with copies of the analytical reports on all river water, trade and sewage effluents obtained by their sampling officers as and when they become available. The findings of the Board’s Analyst upon the samples of sewage effluents obtained in this County during 1952 are summarised in the following table:— Particulars of the results of the analyses of samples of Sewage Effluents taken by Inspectors of the Severn River Board during 1952 1 District Location of Sewage Works Date of Sampling Observations of Analyst Atcham ' Rural Pontesbiiry 21st October Unsatisfactory because of excessive suspended matter. 1 Grafton Camp .. 13th Nov. .. Borderline. ' i Bridgnorth . Borough Bridgnorth 25th June .. Elighly polluting; removal of the suspended matter would [ effect considerable improvement. | ' Ditto 25th June .. The pollution is such that the stream water would be con¬ sidered unsatisfactory as a sewage works effluent. ! Bridgnorth Rural Highley . . (Wren’s Nest) 2nd October A thoroughly unsatisfactory effluent; reduction of the sus- ; pended solids would be an improvement. | Highiey .. (New England) 2nd October This is virtually untreated domestic sewage. ! 1 Drayton Rural Hodnet . . 24th Nov. .. The suspended solids are rather high. ] i Ellesmere Urban Wharf Meadow 26th August Neither the suspended solids nor the Biochemical Oxygen Demand conform to the Royal Commission Standards. Oswestry Road .. (Old Works) 24th Sept. .. The suspended solids are much too high; if they were reduced the effluent would probably be satisfactory. i j Oswestry Road .. (New Works) 24th Sept. .. There is some nitrification and the filters are evidently in the process of maturing. Oswestry Road .. (Old Works) 11th Dec. .. Unsatisfactory; the suspended solids are very high.