Medical Officer's annual report [to] Durban Corporation.

  • Durban (South Africa). Public Health Department.
Date:
[1964]
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Credit: Medical Officer's annual report [to] Durban Corporation. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    XIII. ALLIED HEALTH SERVICES The City Engineer has kindly furnished the following inform¬ ation on certain services of public health importance undertaken by his department . 1. WATERBORNE SEWERAGE ' '—i iinun m minijuili Old Borough The reconstruction of old sewers in the central area has continued. Extensions to the reticulation have been carried out to meet new development in the area between Brickhill Road and Playfair Road. Wherever possible within the Old Borough, waterborne sewerage has been provided. Incorporated Areas Minor extensions to the reticulation have been carried out but, except where extensions are considered essential for health reasons, it has been the policy to restrict further extensions where the exist¬ ing sewers are being surcharged. Work has continued on the laying of the sewerage reticula¬ tion in the Hillary area. However, this system will not be connected to the trunk sewer until the Southern Disposal scheme is in operation. Contracts have been let for the construction of submarine pipelines which will provide sea outfalls for the Centra,! and Southern Disposal Works, and will enable waterborne sewerage to be extended to areas at present unsewered. 2. CLEANSING- SERVICES Collection and Tips Cleansing services throughout the City and the recently occupied Indian areas of Merebank and Chatsworth, were carried out regularly during the year and the quantity of street sweepings, house and trade refuse, continues to increase. This increase, as in the previous year, was met by follow¬ ing the policy of replacing smaller capacity vehicles by those of larger capacities. The Department is still pursuing the policy of replacing open bodies by enclosed-bodied vehicles whilst the mechan¬ ically loaded vehicles continue to operate in the business areas of the City. The disposal of refuse by land reclamation methods on the Springfield Flats and the Bluff valley continues satisfactorily. Barracks With the provision of accommodation at the Chatsworth Indian Housing Scheme a decrease in the population of the Magazine Barracks was recorded during the past year. Public Conveniences One new block of conveniences was constructed at the Blue Lagoon to replace the original which was demolished to permit of road development.