[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashford U.D.C.

  • Ashford (Kent, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashford U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    completed in August, 1948. The other two existing bore-holes were also gravel screened at the same time. A softening plant (Clark's Process) is in operation here. The water is pumped by an electrically-driven pump to a covered reservoir (capacity 1,000,000 galls.) at Potter's Corner, from where it enters the supply network. There is a connection between this reservoir and two stand-by reservoirs (280,000 ancl 36,000 galls, respectively) at Barrow Hill and a connection with the Mid-Kent Water Company's supply at Potter’ . Corner for emergency use. There is a further connection for emergency use with the Mid-Kent Water Company's suppl; in the Canterbury Road, at Little Bybrook. (ii) Kenwood. This supply comes from four wells with interconnecting adits, approximately 40 feet deep. Prom the electrically- driven pumps (with stand-by steam plant) the water is pumped into the supply network and the surplus is diverted into the reservoir at Potter's Corner. The above two supply the whole of Central and South. Ashford. (iii) Hinxhill This water comes from a new bore-hole approximately 200 feet deep, being raised by compressed air into a storage adit. It is then pumped by Reciprocating and Centrifugal pumps to a covered reservoir at Broomfields (100,000 galls.) from where it enters the supply network for the whole of North and South V/i lies borough. There is a connection for emergency use with the Central and* South Ashford supplies at the Railway Bridge, Hythe Road. The waters from these three sources are all chlorinated, as an additional measure of safety, though the untreated waters have in successive years been of excellent bacteriological and chemical quality. Samples. % arrangement with the County .Laboratory, 6 quarterly bacteriological samples are taken, 2 from each of the three sources. Also three samples for chemical analysis were taken half-yearly at.the three sources. These samples were all highly satisfactory, and the waters are entitled to be graded Class i•