The water supply of Kent : with records of sinkings and borings / by William Whitaker ... with contributions by H. Franklin Parsons ... Hugh Robert Mill ... and J.C. Thresh ... Pub. by order of the lords commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury.
- Whitaker, William, 1836-1925.
- Date:
- 1908
Licence: In copyright
Credit: The water supply of Kent : with records of sinkings and borings / by William Whitaker ... with contributions by H. Franklin Parsons ... Hugh Robert Mill ... and J.C. Thresh ... Pub. by order of the lords commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![According to the First Ann. Rep. Metrop. Water Bd., p. 41, the average daily yield of the Kent wells in 1904 [? for the year ending March 31] in gallons was: — Beckenham, given as Shortlands (2) Bexley, given as Wansnnt ... Cray ford (3) Darenth ... Dartford... Deptford (3) Farnborough, “Orpington” (2) Plumstead Southileet Westerham Hill... West Wickham Wilmington (2) 2.185.000 1.312.000 2.719.000 1.554.000 157.000 3.123.000 1.953.000 500.000 880.000 175.000 772.000 3.635.000 Total ... 18,965,000 From the Second Annual Report we learn that in the year ending March 31, 1905, the average daily quantity supplied was 18,945,501 gallons, a very slight decrease. In the Third Annual Report (p. 29) we are told that:—“ In the Kent District constant supply is given throughout with the exception of some 300 services on Shooter’s Hill, and this will be remedied by the water tower to be erected on the summit.” The Fourth Annual Report tells us that from April, 1906, to March, 1907, the average daily supply varied from 19,062,424 gallons in December to 22,560,418 in July, the average daily supply for the year being 20,270,093. As an illustration of the economy of a well-supply the following list of the reservoirs of the Kent Works is interest- ing. It will oe seen that all the reservoirs are small, storage not being resorted to in such a supply. The figures are from the statements above quoted and from the First Report of the Water Board: — Greenwich Park Woolwich Common Plumstead Common Constitution Hill (Shooter's Hill) Chiselhurst, Summer Hill Dartford Brent New Cross, Telegraph Hill Farnborough, Cowlan Hill Knockholt, near the Beeches West Wickham Eltham Westerham, Squerryes Park Westerham Hill Sundrldge Park Total Capacity in gallons. 1.125.000 1.500.000 650.000 300.000 450.000 370.000 1.750.000 1.400.000 500.000 250.000 3,000,000 60,000 68,000 1.500.000 High water- level, in feet, above Ordnance Datum. 158 218 170 320 315 130 163 439 795 550 240 444 818 ? over 306 ... 12,923,000 A 2](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28126737_0013.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
