[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Stratford-upon-Avon Borough, Straford-upon-Avon R.D.C., Shipston-upon-Stour R.D.C.

  • Stratford-upon-Avon (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Stratford-upon-Avon Borough, Straford-upon-Avon R.D.C., Shipston-upon-Stour R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE. Sewers and sewage purification works are in operation in the following parishes :— Kineton, Loxley, Moreton Morrell, Snitterfield, Tanworth Village, Temple Grafton, Wellesbourne Hastings, Wellesbourne Mountford, Wootton Wawen (including Henley-in-Arden, Beaudesert and Ullenhall). These works discharge their final effluents into the various tributaries of the River Avon, which is situate in the catch¬ ment area of the River Severn. A small portion of the Parish of Tanworth, viz. : the Blind Lane, Aspley Heath area, drains into the River Blythe, which is within the catchment area of the River Trent. Samples of the final effluents from the various works are procured by the County Medical Officer of Health at various seasons of the year, and the analyses have proved to be satisfactory. Two extensions of sewers have taken place during the year. One serves the Alcester Road area of the Parish of Old Stratford and Drayton. The sewage is received by the Town Council of Stratford-upon-Avon into their works. This allows eighteen houses to discharge their sewage into sewers instead of to dumbwells as hitherto and will improve the sanitation of this area. The second extension enables twelve new houses at Wellesbourne Hastings to be adequately drained. A scheme for the drainage of the Aspley Heath area of Tanworth, an area where rapid development is proceeding, is receiving the consideration of the Council, and provided financial assistance is forthcoming, this work will be under¬ taken at an early date. The whole of the Parish of Tanworth (excepting the village) is drained to dumbwells, which are emptied and cleansed by means of the Council’s motor cesspool emptier. The cost of this work is charged to the special rates of the parish. Much building is being undertaken in this parish, con¬ sequently a scheme of sewerage for the more populous portions is becoming more urgent. One hundred and thirty-four private drains have been tested, inspected and approved during the year. Closet Accommodation. In the parishes of Kineton, Tanworth, Wellesbourne Hastings, Wellesbourne Mountford and Wootton Wawen, pail closets are in the majority. These are emptied twice weekly by the Council’s lorries, the contents being deposited on agricultural land.