[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Droitwich Borough.
- Droitwich (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1959
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Droitwich Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Scv/ors and Scv/a^^o Disposal, The Sev/ers have operated generally satisfactorily during the yoo.r and there have boon no major blockages* Flooding recurred on sovoro.l occasions in the yards of premises fronting Q,uoen Street and complo.ints wore received. Upon your Council receiving a report it v/o.s apparent that only v/ith a major relief sov/or will it be possible to prevent this flooding and it vfas decided, that no action should be tal^on until such time as the Sewage Disposal V/orks wore being im*plomcntod v/ith nev/ works. The disposal v/orks operated so.tisfo.ctorily, tv/o sets of filter arms; o.nd a set of to.n]cs being replaced. The v/orks are still much overloaded a,nd the effluent produced whilst being good for the works in their present condition is not so.tisfactory. Your attention has boon called to this matter by the Severn River Board and steps should bo t^^on to press on with the extensions necessary with all speed. Water Suoplv. V/ator continued to bo purchased in bulk from the East Worcestershire Waterworks Company and during the yoo.r consideration was being given.to the question of the sale of the undertaking to the Company, Consumption during 195^ amounted to 102,723?000 galls, averaging 280,660 gallons per day in 195^^ us compared v/ith 295,080 gallons per day in 1955* 877 taps and 49^ ball valves v/ere adjusted or washored free during the year, Parks and Oipcn Spaces, Vines Park Bowling G-reon has shov/n much improvement and received the approval of the Worcestershire Bowling Association The number of players on this green continues to increase in numbers and it is becoming a useful amenity in the Borough, Assistance in the cutting of the King G-eorge Playing Field continues by the cricket club. This is most useful and undoubtedly assists in the maintenance of this field, which is much overworked. Additional playing field space is much needed and consideration might be given to reclamation of the derelict land left as a result of the tipping of refuse. The conveniences at the Droitwlch Park have, together with the Park Lodge, now been.connected to the Sewer and the insanitary cesspool abolished. This has been o- very useful improvement. Drill Hall, The uses for the Drill Hall continue to increase. Two rooms were lot off to a local business firm and the others are nov/ in use by various organisations o,nd partially for storage of housing materials in connection with yovir housing department The drill hall itself is in use as garage space apart from the times it is used for various social events, A scheme was prepared for the use of the hall for a covered market but after cc'.roful consideration it v/as decided not to proceed with the scheme. I v/ould ask the Council not to forgot that the Drill Hall promises are in a very poor state of repair. I am. Your \7orship. Ladies L G-entlomon, GRiiHAH L, ROBINSON. Borou;gh Engineer L Surveyor,](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29168971_0049.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
