Sewage disposal : report of a committee appointed by the President of the Local Government Board to inquire into the several modes of treating town sewage / presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of Her Majesty.

  • Great Britain. Local Government Board. Committee to Inquire into the Several Modes of Treating Town Sewage.
Date:
1876
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Credit: Sewage disposal : report of a committee appointed by the President of the Local Government Board to inquire into the several modes of treating town sewage / presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of Her Majesty. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The mean daily flow of the sewage is about 750,000 gallons, equal to 3,343 tons, or 1,222,098 tons yearly. The annual cost to the Town Council in disposing of the sewage is 1,242/. 5s. 21c/., or at a rate of three-eighths of a penny per ton. They receive for the produce 495/., an amount equal to one- eighth of a penny per ton of sewage, and consequently lose 747/. 5s. 21c/. or about one-fourth of a penny per ton, or at a rate of Is. lcZ. per head of the population, or 4c/. in the pound on the rateable value of the borough. The volume of sewage is at the rate of 55 gallons per head of the population, or about four persons contribute to every ton of sewage. The capital, 13,871/., will be paid off, and then the annual payment of 1,132/. will cease, and the rates will thus be relieved to the extent of about Gd. in the pound on the present rateable value. PRECIPITATION OF SEWAGE-SLUDGE IN TANKS. Birmingham. Population (about) ----- 350,000 Rateable value ----- ,£1,229,844 Houses 83,420 Waterclosets (about) ----- 8,000 Privies, old system ..... 35,000 „ pail system ..... 7,000 Ashpits ...... 25,000 Quantity of refuse removed in 1875 from the privies and ashpits (tons) ..... 128,512 Removing contents .... -,£35,180 Cost of cleansing privies and ashpits yearly, and Amount received for refuse .... 5,885 Consequent loss on removal, or at the rate of 4s. 6$d. per ton, or Is. 8d. per head of the population, or 5id. in the pound on the rateable value of the borough - .£29,295 Expenses incurred to dispose of the Sewage. Purchase of land (farm) .... ,£45,400 Levelling, draining, and laying out - - - 11,250 Outlet works and tanks - - . . 58,880 Cost of promoting bill in Parliament ... 10,644 Compensation to Right Hon. Sir C. B. Adderley, M.P. 6*000 .<£132,174 The Yearly Cost of disposing of the Sewage. Capital, 132,174/., at 6 per cent., to repay prin- cipal and interest. Yearly instalment - <£7,930 8 9J Part of farm held on lease, yearly rent - - 855 0 o A early expense of cleansing tanks, removing and digging in 109,500 tons of sludge - - 12,778 0 0 A early cost of General Scott’s process - - *332 0 0 Yearly working expense of farm - - 2,547 0 0 £24,442 8 9i Less amount received for portion of sludge sold - - - ,£202 10 0 Amount received for cement sold (General Scott’s process) - 179 0 0 Amount received for sale of farm produce - . - 2,130 0 0 2,511 10 0 ~ —w a tomheo.'lai^>vfai’.-flrV °f th? sewage is about 12’000>000 gallons, = 53,571 ,]• ’ • ';.Y,41a tons yearly. The annual cost to the Town Council in disposing of the sewage is 24,442/. 8s. 9U/„ or at the rate of about nine d 2