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Drainage:
Here again little or no maintenance
seems to have been done and in back streets many man-holes
are without covers and gullies have been denuded of gratings.
Replacement of these will entail considerable expenditure.
Where sewers had been damaged by bombs, repairs were in many
cases effected by diverting to adjoining storm water drains.
This resulted in some instances in backing up, due to
differences in levels and considerable nuisance arose.
With the arrival of supplies it is hoped the worst cases will
be dealt with before next summer.
Anti-Malarial Drainage:
Here again no maintenance
work having been done, damage has been progressive and heavy.
In the majority of cases the channels which had become much
overgrown with grass and undergrowth have also been partly
blocked with boulders and sand. Clearing, with the labour
available, is in hand but some major replacements must wait.
Waterworks: Damage in this section is due to
neglect, pillage by the enemy and looting; that of meters and
fittings by the local populace being heavy. Practically
little or no damage was occasioned through acts of war.
All storage reservoirs were full at the end of September.
Several pumping sets have disappeared or were found to have
been dispersed to different points whilst the Rapid Gravity
filter plant for the Eastern Area has been shipped away.
Request for replacements has been made and it is hoped that
delivery will be effected before the summer, when consumption
is usually high.
population
Daily supply has now risen to about 25 million
gallons and is increasing so rapidly due to the growth of
that it is possible that restrictions may have to be
The quality of supply now approximates closely
to that of pre-war days. Revenue collection at 1941 rates
was started on 15th November.
introduced.