[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Cirencester R.D.C.
- Cirencester (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1937
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Cirencester R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![s vertical Diesel engine to two partly above and partly below ground reservoirs having capacities of 30,000 and 15,000 gallons respectively. The water is distributed by cast iron, asbestos and galvanised iron mains to premises over a scattered area. The average daily consumption of water is approximately 15,000 gallons. Towards the end of the year the Diesel engine broke down giving rise to some anxiety. Fortunately it was possible to repair and overhaul the engine before the supply of water in the reservoirs was exhausted. South Cerney. During the year the Council took over the 4 inch water main laid in the Council’s district by the Cirencester Urban District Council to serve the Air Ministry’s Aerodrome at South Cerney. SEWERAGE AND DRAINAGE. Fairford. Part of this town is served by a stone- ware sewer and the sewage is subjected to tank treatment and disposed of by broad irrigation. The sewers and sewage works are maintained by a local firm of builders under the supervision of your Officer. Lechlade. There are filter tanks on three sewage outfalls in this village and the effluents discharge into ditches. During the year a contract was entered into with a local builder to cleanse the filter tanks three times per annum. Stone built village drains were exposed at various points by a private firm carrying out excavation work for the laying of gas mains. North Cerney. The stone built soakaway ]fit, into which the village sewer discharged was demolished and new sewage tanks with a coke filter were constructed. One half of the cost of the Scheme was contributed by the Highways Authority.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29112412_0010.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
