[Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, East Suffolk County Council.

  • East Suffolk (England). County Council.
Date:
1934
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Credit: [Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, East Suffolk County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    water which otherwise would not be available, and by relieving pros- pective builders of the responsibility of providing a private supply of pure water, sometimes a costly affair, encourages the erection of houses in rural areas. This is not the first instance of a piped supply in this Rural District. I hope that the Council will continue to extend their water supplies in this way and that other District Councils may imitate the example. Sewage Disposal. The following are the alterations or additions which have been made in the Urban and Rural Districts in the County during 1934 :— Urban Districts. Additions or alterations. Aldeburgh M.B. — Beccles M.B. Report not received at time of writing. Bungay U.D. Report not received at time of writing. Eye M.B. One privy converted to pail closet. Felixstowe U.D. 353 linear yards new sewers and 530 linear yards of surface drains constructed. 3 pail closets con- verted to water closets. 4 additional water closets provided. Halesworth U.D. Decrease of 28 pail closets; increase of 1 privy and 32 water closets. Leiston U.D. Increase of 3 water closets connected with sewerage ; 1 pail closet converted to water closet. Lowestoft M.B. Report not received at time of writing. Saxmundham U.D. Report not received at time of writing. Southwold M.B. Report not received at time of writing. Stowmarket U.D. 41 water closets provided. Woodbridge U.D. 7 new earth and water closets provided. Rural Districts. Additions or Alterations. Blyth. Deben. Gipping. Hartismere. Lothingland. Samford. Public sewer constructed in 1933 at Framlingham re-constructed with the addition of 3 inspection chambers. 18 pail closets and 4 privies converted to water closets and connected with sewer. 11 privies converted to pail closets. Report not received. Improvement to sewage system at Coddenham carried out—septic tanks and filter provided for outfall. 8 privies abolished during year—6 con- verted to pail closets and 2 to chemical closets. Report not received. Report not received. 65 new drainage systems carried out. 15-inch diameter sewer extended at East Bergholt. Small sewerage purification plant installed at Holbrook. 6-inch diameter sewer extended at Shotley. 6-inch diameter sewer renewed at Spr ought on. 7 privies converted to pail closets. Wainford.