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In the face of such facts as these it would be almost impossible for any sane,
unbiassed man to defend the retention of water storage cisterns for domestic water
supply.
That their continuance is a direct incentive to the water companies to give an
imperfect constant water supply, and, therefore, to keep this huge Metropolis in a
sanitary state which is far behind that of the Great Provincial Towns, in none of
which are storage cisterns used, and in all of which there is a constant supply
drawn through taps directly from the mains.
No house in Islington is now granted a water certificate under the provisions
of the Public Health London Act unless a separate supply and tap from the
rising main is provided for domestic use, apart from that which passes through
cisterns and is used for other purposes. During the year 89 certificates were
granted.