[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, New Forest R.D.C.

  • New Forest (Hampshire, England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, New Forest R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    o o o (ii) Other Supplies 33 samples 'from well and other supplies were taken by the Department, and submitted to the Public Health laboratory, Southampton for bacteriological examination, The following gives details of the results s Number of samples taken ooooooooooooooo 33 Number ~satirsfactory oo,oo,,,ooo,o,,oo,, 22 Number unsatisfactory o,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,, 11 Formal and informal action under the Public Health Aet 1936 and Water Act 1945, resulted in 6 dwelling houses having well supplies being provided with a main supply. DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE During the year progress in modernising and enlarging the Brockenhurst and Hythe Sewage disposal works continued, and the work is due for completion in I960, The extension of the Brockenhurst sewers to the South Weirs area was commenced and at the time of writing has been completed, A further Public Inquiry was held at Sway on the 26th November, into the Sway Sewerage Scheme,, The Minister has since given his approval and it is anticipated the work will commence in I960, Commencing in August individual complaints and petitions were received from the residents on the new housing estate at Rushington, Totton, of objectionable smells emanating from the Eling Sewage Works, Reference has been made in previous reports to the gross overloading of these works «nd the conditions arising therefrom and the associated inadequate sludge digestion facilities. The Council accepted that having regard to the proposed additional treatment works at Slowhill Copse, March- wood, it would still be necessary to provide additional sludge digestion tanks at the Eling Works to deal with the additional