[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Middleton Borough.

  • Middleton (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Middleton Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA, ETC. Sewage Disposal. Sewage up to three times dry weather flow is treated at the Manchester Corporation Works at Davyhulme. Between three and six times dry weather flow passes through storm tanks at the old Middleton Disposal Works, Kelvin Avenue, Rhodes. Volumes in excess of six times dry weather flow are dis¬ charged to the River Irk bv means of a stOrm over-flow. O fJ 5,043 yards of sewers were laid during the year and in addition, a new storm over-flow was constructed on the Boar- shaw Sewer. The only areas without proper drainage system are the villages of Birch and Bowlee with the exception Of isolated farm¬ houses. Water Supply. The town is supplied with water by the Hey wood and Middleton Joint Water Board. The supply is upland surface water, of good quality. Details of the catchment area and reservoir installations have been given in previous reports. No. of houses supplied by the Joint Board ... 11,149 No. of baths in Borough ... ... ... 6,296 During the year the following examinations were made, and the results were satisfactory. (a) Raw Water—Bacteriological ... ... 21 Chemical . 21 (b) Water going into supply where treatment is installed— Bacteriological ... ... 25 Chemical . 25