[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Nelson Borough.

  • Nelson (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Nelson Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Drainage and Sewerage. The whole of the drainage of the district is carried out on the water carriage system, and all the sewage, with the exception of that from the small low-lying district of Lomeshaye, is delivered at the Sewage Works situated at Linedred by means of a high level gravitating sewer. The sewage from the Lomeshaye district is carried by a low level sewer, and is lifted into the high level sewer by means of automatic ejectors, situated at the works. The treat¬ ment is biological, consisting in the use of detritus tanks in duplicate htted with mechanical screening and dredging apparatus, septic tanks, percolating filters, sedimentation tanks and strainers. The sludge from the septic tanks is pressed with lime, and that from the sedimentation tanks is air dried, and both are disposed of to farmers. Dry weather flow . 1,250,000 gallons per day. Detritus tanks, capacity of each . 29,000 gallons. Septic tanks, total capacity.1,288,215 gallons. Storm tanks, total capacity . 375,(X)0 gallons. Percolating beds, total capacity . 22,080' gallons. Sedimentation tanks, total capacity ... 1,095,16(5 gallons. Strainers, total capacity . 175,000 gallons. Closet Accommodation. No. of Privy Middens (in town) ... Nil. No. of Pail Closets . 4 No. of Waste Water Closets .. 8386 No. of Fresh Water Closets . 2291 No. of Waste Water Closets converted to Fresh Water Closets 5 Scavenging. The whole of tlie scavenging and cleansing of the toAvn is car¬ ried out by the Corporation staff, the ashpit and trade refuse being dealt with at the Destructor Works, and the street and gully refuse being taken direct to the tip, situate at Iteedyford. No. of Dry Ashpits (in the town), excluding middens . 7,310 No. of Portabje Eeceptaclos for refuse . 2,553 Mr. Nutter, the Cleansing Superintendent, has kindly supplied mo with the following particulars of the work carried out under tliis heading during the year. Weight of refuse destroyed . 8,271 tons. No. of loads of ash])it refuse destroyed . 6,726 No. of loads of light refuse destroyed . 1,629 No. of loads of market refuse destroved . 174 No. of tubs of garbage destroyed . 5,745 No. of miles of streets swept . 1,722 No. of gullies cleansed . 33,841 No. of loads of gully refuse collected . 1,455 No. of loads of Avater distributed on streets . 242 No. of loads of grit distributed on streets . 125 No. of loads of street sAveepings collected . 1,948 No. of loads of snoAv collected . 55