[Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashford U.D.C.

  • Ashford (Kent, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashford U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    reservoir and two stand-by reservoirs (280,000 and 36,000 gals, j respectively) at Barrow Hill and a connection with The Mid-Kent ] Water Company’s supply at Potter’s Corner for emergency use. j There is a further connection for emergency use with The Mid-Kent ! Water Company’s supply in the Canterbury Road, at Little Bybrook. (ii) Henwood. This supply comes from four wells with interconnecting adits, approximately 40 feet deep. From the electrically-drvien pumps (with stand-by steam plant) the water is pumped into the supply network and the surplus is diverted into the reservoir at Potter’s Corner. The above two supplies supply the whole of Central and South Ashford. (iii) Hinxhill. This water comes from a new bore-hole approximately 200 feet deep, being raised by compressed air into a storage adit. It is then pumped by Reciprocating and Centrifugal Pumps to a covered ' reservoir at Broomfields (100,000 gallons) from where it enters the supply network for the whole of North and South Willesborough. There is a connection for emergency use with the Central and South j Ashford supplies at the Railway Bridge, Hythe Road. The waters from these three sources are all chlorinated, as an additional measure of safety, though the untreated waters have in successive years been of excellent bacteriological and chemical quality. Samples. By arrangement with the County Laboratory, 6 quarterly bacteriological samples are taken, 2 from each of the 3 sources. Also 3 samples for cnemical analysis were taken half-yearly at toe 3 sources. These samples were all highly satisfactory, and th^ waters are entitled to be graded Class 1. ->l The Mid-Kent Water Company. (i) Barham. This water is taken from the chalk, the well being about 200 feet deep. It is pumped to Hastingleigh Reservoir {capacity 500,000 gallons) from where it reaches the Kennington supply network. (ii) Charing. This water is obtained from the greensand and the borings are approximately 160 feet deep. It is pumped to Fairbourne and Charing Hill Reservoirs (capacity 1,000,000 and 283,500 gallons respectively). These reservoirs afford a subsidiary or auxiliary supply to Kennington.