[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Bradford-on-Avon U.D.C.

  • Bradford-on-Avon (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1957
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Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Bradford-on-Avon U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BACTEEIIOLOGIOAL EXMVjIII/iTIQN OF V.ATER, 1957. 1 .1 ^ Source sampled. Date, Probable number of coliform Probable nimiber 1 bacilli MacConkey 2 days faecal coli per 1 ! _ 37°0/per 100 TEL. 100 i/EL, ' iiains supply. r 24.^.57 Less than 1, Nil, tf 21.6.57 tl It « It 1 t! 30.7.57 ifi II II ! n II 27.11.57 II It j II II 27.11.57 II II II II II 1 i II 27.11.57 n II 11 •* 1—1 rH 0) (iviain station) . 24.4.57 Less than 1. Nil. ‘ !l t t II II 18.6.57 More than 160 3 (0,3-8). 1 Rell (Sub-Station), 24.4.57 Less than 1, Nil. * II 1 1 II II 18.6.37 II II II It ! Svlnaning Pool (U.D.C)., , __ ! 2^.4-.5/ Less than 1. Nil. i '' '' 21.6.37 II II tl 1 It 7.8.57 More than 160, 93 (27-217) II 16.8.37 Less tlian 1, Nil, ! »' II 16.8.37 II 11 It ; II REUjUSB COLLABTION AI^ DISPOSAL. The VTCtkly kerhside collection of house and trade refuse was maintained t]riroughout the year using one 11 cubic yard side loading vehicle with a Driver ajad tv/o loaders. Additional assistance is provided for the Tory and kliddle Rank areo.s, wrhere due to vehicular inaccessibility, it is necessary to bring the refuse to the roadside for loading. Disposal of refuse continued to be on the low lying land on thesouth bank of the River Avon in the Avonfield area. The depth of fill on this sloping site varies from 4 ft to 12 ft so that strict observance of controlled tipping conditions as to depth cannot be maintained. Despite this and the inconsistency of the supioly of covering material, the tip was kept in excellent condition by the efforts of the attendant, who did so without the assistance of any form of mechanical handling plant. The amount of land owned on the present site can only afford approximately a further two or three years tipping, and negotiations arc in progress for the acquisition of further land. It is estimated that some 3>500 tons of refuse vtrere disposed of during the year at this site. The proposed extension of the tip will afford approximately 8 year's tipping space at the end of which time it is very probable that an alternative site will be required, Duilng the year a survey was made to endeavour to find a suitable site affording a reasonable number of years tipping, but no such site is readily available in the district. Alternative disposal methods were explored but costs w.-ere found to be proliibitive. It may w/ell be that the solution to this problem, v/hich obviously affects other authorities in the area, is a joint scheme of disposal preferably employing one of the n&wer methods of conposting a valuable fertiliser product. -8-