[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Clacton U.D.C.

  • Clacton-on-Sea (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Clacton U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tho water was niaintainerl constantly at full pressure to e\-ery ]jart of the district throughout the whole year, and no restrictions of any kind were enforcerl on the use of water. Twenty-four samples were taken during the year fVjr liacteriological examination, twelve at the sources of supply and twelve from taps in houses in diflferent parts of the town. In all cases the watei’ was found to be pure and wholesome and sufficient for a public supply. The average daily con- sumption per head of the population is 33.5 gallons. {-) Sewerage and Drainage.—The following report as regards the position during 1938 is supplied by the Surveyor ;— Dui'ing the year 4.1/3 miles of sewers were laid within the urban district. The private street works contract which includes the surface water sewering and the completion of the foul sewering of roads in the eastern portion of Holland- on-Sea was commenced in August and sewers have been laid in Nottingham Road, Manchester Road, Primrose Road, Ingarfield Road, Edison Road, Fernwood Avenue, Brighton Road, Bournemouth Road, Hereford Road, The Chase, Beach Road and King’s Parade. The total length of private street sewering inclusive of a short length in Beaumont Avenue is approximately three miles. Private estate developers were responsible for laying 1/3 mile of sewers in Lake Avenue, Clarendon Park, Mountview Road and Ferguson Road. This year saw the practical completion of two large flood relief sewer schemes which are complementary, viz : (a) The Cambridge Road sewer which connects the sewers in Old Road near IMagdalen Green to a point on the Holland Road sewer near Clarendon Park, the pipe line being 21 diameter increasing to 39 diameter ; and (5) The overflow sewer 51 diameter from Holland Road acro.ss the Eastcliff Estate to near the site of the old east outfall. Two new sea outfalls have been constructed, 30 and 36 diameter, to dis- charge the storm water and an automatic raking screen is installed in a chamber' at the foot of the cliffs to remove out any floating or solid matter carried down with the storm water. The old outfall sewer is being demolished. The length of pipe line laid in the above schemes during 1938 together with a short length of public sewer laid in Holland Road total over one mile. A commencement has been made with the construction of settlemeirt and sludge digestion tanks, etc., at the Holland Haven Sewer Outfall, and the iSImistry of Health has given provisional consent to the Western and the Northern Drainage Schemes. In both schemes, however, sections of the work where there is less development and the cost per house of providing main drainage is high in com- parison, have to be deferred. It is expected that the Western Drainage Scheme will be commenced in the early part of 1939 and the Northern Scheme a little later in the year. (3) Closet Accommodation, etc. Number of Privies in Clacton . . . . .. . . . . . . Ni ,, ,, Pail Closets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1118 ,, ,, Cesspools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519 „ „ Wells 2ty ,, ,, Houses with Cesspools and M'ells . . .. . . 35 (4) Conversions. Number of Pail Closets converted . . . . . . . . .. 2 ,, ,, Cesspools closed .. . . . . . . . . . . 40 ,, ,, Connections to Sewer . . .. . . . . . . 41 (5) Swimming Baths. There are two open air swimming baths in Clacton, one on the Pier and another recently opened in Butlin’s Camp. One sample taken from each during the summer