[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Kirkburton U.D.C.
- Kirkburton (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1957
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Kirkburton U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The majority of the built up areas are sewered, but there are several areas which still require sewering and parts of the area where there is need for improvement. In 1954 the Council agreed upon a scheme for carrying out necessary works during a period of 10 years. Apart from the 220 yards of 18 ins. outfall sewer laid during the later part of 1956 at Kirkburton, the only sewer extension carried out during 1957 was the laying of 130 feet of 6 ins sewer at Dogley, Kirkburton (including an ejector and rising main) but this was not operating at the end of the year. The total number of houses where sink water drainage is not discharging to properly constructed sewers is 1,029. This includes con- demned houses which have not yet been demolished and adjustments have been made for corrections made during the last year. Details of drainage of these houses are as follows:— Flockton Kirkburton Kirkheaton Shepley Shelley Lepton Whitley Upper Thurstonland and Farnley Tyas TOTALS Drainage to S. W. Sewers with outlets to streams 41 74 26 1 16 91 24 6 279i Drainage to S.W. Sewers where discharge is indefinite 45 7 37 9 27 26 25 2,” 201 Drainage direct to ditches 7 — — 2 2 2 — — 1 3] Drainage direct to fields or woods 25 29 53 9 10 29 26 20 20 it Drainage direct to streams i 1 28 12 3 10 6 11 3 84 To Cesspools:— Houses 19 26 35 17 39 40 24 14 2141 Cesspools (H) (17) (16) (12) (27) (24) (11) (7) (134) To Tanks and Filters:— 1 Houses 2 6 7 4 8 2 3 5 37| Tanks and Filters (-') (4) (4) (1) (6) (2) (3) (1) (20) j Totals 150 170 170 45 112 I 196 113 73 1029 In addition there is a cesspool at Flockton to which 4 W.C.’s at a Caravan site are connected. There are 39 sumps which are known to receive drainage from agricultural premises, in addition to which there are a number of sumps where the farm dwellings or part of the farm buildings drain to the sewer. Rivers and Streams The major pollution of watercourses is from 363 houses which discharge direct to streams, or via surface water sewers. In addition to such sink waste pollution there may be a small amount of pollution from overflows or effluents from domestic sewerage plants, or from the contamination of subsoil water draining to the watercourses. There is little pollution of watercourses from industrial premises. A number of agreements have been entered into between the Council and various industrial undertakings for treatment of trade waste at the Council’s Sewage Works. Closet Accommodation The closet accommodation provided for many of the houses and other premises is very unsatisfactory. There are in the district 5,352](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29536698_0012.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
