Silt and Slime In Numerous English Homes

Chronicle (Levin), 1 April 1947, Page 5

Silt and Slime In Numerous English Homes

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(Speeial Corresponnent.) Received Monday, 7.25 p.m. LONDON, March 31. 1 Thousands of householders in the Thames Valley spent the weekend witn scrubbing brush and brooni en.'deavonring to c'lean and dry houses after th* retreat of^ the floodwaters. Now that the temporary excitement of the flooi. emergeney h.as disappeared, the after math with its dreary succession of damaged gardens and roads, sjlt en crusted houses and slimy fnrnishihgand ftoor covcrings, is mnch more uij pleasant than the floods themselvesWbatever ultimate b.eneficial eft'ects th river silt and slime may have on gar dens, where it encrusted floors and wai! it is the housewives' nightmare. li many places roads and footpaths weri washed out by flood curronts and dc posits of shingle Jeft on carefulh tended river frontages. Hqndreds o. launches and small boats which wer swept from their moorings have aiso be recovered and repairod. Many house holders are still eompelled to use gmu boots, waders or Jioats on the (irs stages of their journeys from homes ti. offices and factories but the water have been subsiding steadily all tio past week and rivers should reach nor mai level shortlv. A limiteil train sprvice is still operat ing on the Windsor line owing to damage to the sfnicture of the railwav bridge between Windsor and Datchett Local authorities in Ihe flood districM are making arrangements to supjfl;. soap, lime and other cleaning materiai while extra supplies of disinfectant am. coal are also promised. The flood waters loft behind sonn strange souvenirs in the shape of dea.i frogs left strandeil in silt covored bedrooms and sniall fish left gasping ia diininishing puddles and pools.