[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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    District Location of Sewage Works Date of Sampling j Observations of Analyst Ellesmere Rural Nesscliffe Camp Petton Hall School 7th October 13th Nov. .. The treatment is inadequate and the effluent is unsatisfactory. Virtually an untreated domestic sewage. 1 Ludlow ] Borough Ludlow .. 16th July .. The suspended solids are excessive; if they were reduced the effluent would probably be satisfactory. Ludlow Rural Cleobury Mortimer 19th March The Biochemical Oxygen Demand is a little high, but other- ■ wise satisfactory. Ditto 27th August Would be a satisfactory effluent if the suspended solids were reduced. Market Drayton U. Market Drayton 9th July A reduction of the suspended solids would probably render the effluent satisfactory. Market Drayton (Victoria Mill) 24th Sept. .. The Biochemical Oxygen Demand is satisfactory and the effluent well nitrified; the suspended solids are a little high. Newport Urban Newport 9th July This effluent is a partially treated sewage discharging into a small stream. Ditto 28th August A fairly strong domestic sewage. Ditto 28th August There is an appreciable, although inadequate, degree of purification achieved. Ditto 28th August Land treatment effects a further useful purification but the effluent, though improved, remains unsatisfactory. j Ditto 4th Sept. Unsatisfactory. Ditto 11th Sept. .. Unsatisfactory. Oakengates Urban Trench Ditto 14th July .. 28th August The brook water would be regarded as a quite unsatisfactory sewage works effluent. Ditto 11th Sept. .. The condition of the brook is quite unsatisfactory. Ditto 29th Oct. .. The brook may be regarded as an unsatisfactory sewage works effluent. Ditto 29th October This sample is a little better than the previous one. Oswestry j Borough Oswestry Ditto 7th October 11th Dec. .. Unsatisfactory; confirms the necessity for new works. Satisfactory. 1 ! Ditto 11 th Dec. .. This effluent would be quite unsatisfactory if passed directly to the stream. Ditto 11 th Dec. .. This is a considerable improvement on the previous sample. Oswestry i Rural 1 Gobowen 26th August The suspended solids are much too high; if they were reduced the effluent would probably be satisfactory.