[Report 1953] / Sanitary Committee [- Medical Officer of Health], Cornwall County Council.

  • Cornwall (England). County Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Sanitary Committee [- Medical Officer of Health], Cornwall County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (e) Six Urban Districts operating under Public Health Acts;— Camborne-Redruth (Redruth and St. Day and Lanner Wards only); Looe; Padstow; St. Austell; St. Just and Torpoint. (f) Ten Rural Districts:— Camelford; Kerrier; Launceston; Liskeard; St. Austell; St. Germans; Stratton; Truro; Wadebridge and West Penwith. Non-Statutory Undertakers Two Companies:— Kelly Bray and District Water Company; Widemouth Water Supply Company. Since the coming into operation of the Rural Water Supplies and Sewer- age Act, 1944, there have been 96 schemes of water supplies submitted by local authorities and other water undertakings for the County Council’s observations, the total estimated cost of these being ;^3,548,881 and 69 schemes estimated to cost ;£2,008,342 had been completed or the works were in progress at the end of December 1953. In the case of 33 schemes estimated to cost /1,889,855 the Ministry have approved lump sum grants totalling £315,510 and in one case a grant of ;/^137.10s.0d. per annum for the period of the guarantee. Six schemes have been completed during the year at an estimated cost of /294,263. The County Council have approved grants in respect of 27 schemes amounting to ;^14,585 per annum for 30 years and in respect of 3 schemes, grants amounting to ;^1,316.8s.9d. per annum for 12 years, making a total of annual grants of /,15,902, the total estimated cost of these schemes being /I,872,372. Details of the schemes which have been submitted to the County Council since the coming into operation of the above-mentioned Act are given in the following Table:— District Council or Water Undertaking Particulars of Scheme Estimated Cost Remarks Fowey Borough Penzance Borough New Service Reservoir Penzance Borough St. Just U.D. £ 17,000 Approved by Ministry West Penwith R.D. 745,000 Gulval (a) 2,000 Works completed. Boscathnoe—filters and pumping plant (a) 32,000 15% of work completed. St. Ives Borough Halsetown and Rural areas from Amalveor 15,539 Works completed. Saltash Borough Camborne— Redruth U.D. Extension of mains at Carkeel St. Day and Carharrack 680 15,524 Works completed Works comjileted. Lanner and Scorrier 9,367 Works completed.