CAMP DRAINAGE
DANGER TO HEALTH CONCERN AT CAMBRIDGE (0.C.) CAMBRIDGE, this day. The Cambridge Borough Council is concerned at the lack of action on the part of the military authorities in dealing with insanitary conditions arising out of drainage from the racecourse camp to a gravel pit, owned by the council, across the road. Drainage from the camp cookhouse and bathrooms, etc., runs into the pit and has created a stagnant pond of waste that has caused complaints to be made by residents. In June last a telegram was sent to the military authorities stating that the existing sewerage system at the camp had collapsed, and it was agreed by health authorities that a new system was urgently required, otherwise a serious epidemic might break out. Nothing has been done, and now the council has written the Minister of Defence urging that matters be rectified immediately. The Mayor, Mr. Edgar James, said the council did not wish to pinprick. They greatly appreciated having the camp and its occupants, but the health of all had to be protected.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 181, 2 August 1941, Page 10
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