[Report 1905] / Medical Officer of Health, Hove U.D.C. / Borough.

  • Hove (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1905
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Credit: [Report 1905] / Medical Officer of Health, Hove U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Water Supply.—The whole district is supplied by the Brighton Corporation. The water, which is derived from the upper chalk strata, is of absolute purity ; and though rather bard, is less so than many of the London waters, containing under 12| grains of clialk per gallon, nearly all of which is removed by boiling. Sewerage.—The sewerage system is an excellent one, and in spite of very heavy downpours of rain, I have not heard of any nuisance from the sewers being overfull. The usual flushing has been carried out at regular intervals. An extensive scheme has been approved by the Local Government Board for altering and completing the sewerage of the Parish of Aldrington. The sewage of the whole parish with the exception of a small area, will then join that of Hove parish, and of Brighton, and will be discharged into the sea to the East of Rottingdean. O O House Refuse.—House refuse is removed twice vreeldy during the summer months, and once weekly during the rest of the year : the removal is carried out by a contractor, who deposits the refuse in an uninhabited part of the Borough, and subsequently disposes of the greater part of it for use in brick making. The Sanitary movable bin lias replaced the old ashpit in many houses during the year: and in others the ashpits have been improved. The contractor’s men sprinkle the bins and ashpits with quicklime after they are emptied, a proceeding which lias proved very satisfactory to the residents, and should certainly be continued. The number of loads of refuse removed during the year was : — O c/ January 1,265 J u 1V */ 1,115 February 1,150 August ... 1,020 March 1,158 September 1,035 April 1,090 October ... 1,073 May 1,160 November r—\ J un e 1,100 December 1,165 The total quantity was 13,473 loads, that for 1934 being 13,010.