[Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Birmingham.

  • Birmingham (England). Council.
Date:
1930
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Credit: [Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Birmingham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    36/144 (page 32)
    SEWERAGE. Mr. Humphries, City Engineer and Surveyor, informs me that the following sewers were constructed during the year :— Miles. Baldwins Lane and Scrihers Lane ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.25 Lickey Road F.W.S. ... ... ... ... ... 0.18 ]x)ngbridge Lane and Coombes Lane ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.60 Church Hill, Northfield ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.27 Church Road and Bun bury Road, Northfield .'. ... ... ... 1.00 Berry Barr Sewerage, Section 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.35 Perry Barr Sewerage, Section 3, Part 1 ... ... ... 0.30 Kingstanding Estate ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.§0 Drews Lane Sewerage Housing Estate ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.25 Botha Road Housing Estate ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.31 Bushmore Farm Housing Estate ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... 3.85 Marsh Lane ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.78 Moor End Lane ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.50 Kingstanding Road 1.00 Colmers Estate ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.50 Bristol Road South ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.30 Croft Road, Yardley ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.25 Oxhill Road ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.30 Holyhead Road ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.25 14.84 In addition to the foregoing, work has been commenced on the improvement of portions of the River Tame between Sweetmore Bridge, Water Orton and the City Boundary at Castle Brom- wich under the provisions of the Birmingham Corporation (Rivers Improvement) Act, 1929. CLOSET ACCOMMODATION AND SCAVENGING AND REFUSE DISPOSAL. (By Mr. James Jackson, General Manager of the Salvage Department). Disposal op Refuse. The Salvage Department continues to develop the policy of the City Council to abolish the tipping of crude house refuse inside and outside of the city, and in this connection have at present in hand the re-building of the Rotton Park Street Disposal Depot, at a cost of £110,000. The work is proceeding satisfactorily and it is anticipated will be completed before the end of the present }ear. All the latest devices for the economical and scientific treatment of house refuse are being embodied in these works, and they will undoubtedly be the most up to date works of their kind in this country. During the past eight years, the Salvage Department have built two new Salvage Works and modernised a further one at a total capital cost of £230,000, and there now remains the extension and modernisation of the main works at Montague Street in order to completely eliminate the tipping of crude house refuse. The scheme for the rebuilding of Montague Street Depot, at an estimated cost of £200,000 has been approved by the City Council, as one which can be suitably accelerated as a Government Unemployment Grant Aided Scheme, and an application has been made to the appropriate Govern- ment Department in respect of same. Collection of Refuse. During the past twelve months, further developments have been made in the effort to obtain dustless loading, and the Department has purchased five electric vehicles with special covers of a greatly improved type. Voluntary Dust Bin Hire Scheme. This scheme continues to receive the support of property owners in the city, and the folloW' ing table shews the number of owners and dustbins installed since its inception :— 1/4/23 to 31/3/24 1/4/24 to 31/3/25 1/4/25 to 31/3/26 1/4/26 to 31/3/27 * 1/4/27 to 31/3/28 1/4/28 to 31/3/29 1/4/29 to 31/3/30 1/4/30 to 30/11/30 December Total to Dec. 31/30 No. of No. of bins. Owmers. Large. Small. Total. 940 5,465 5,465 931 6,889 - 6,889 1,066 8,414 - 8,414 967 6,911 - 6,911 745 5,696 786 6,482 732 1,912 3,909 5,821 752 2,379 5,468 7,847 461 1,972 5,487 7,459 43 229 575 804 6,637 39,867 16,225 56,092